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Neonatal Pain : Suffering, Pain and Risk of Brain Damage in the Fetus and Newborn

Publication year: 2008

ISBN: 978-88-470-0732-1

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Until the 1980s it was denied that fetuses and neonates feel pain. With the advent of a deeper understanding of the pathophysiology and new diagnostic tools, the last 30 years have seen great developments in this field. This volume aims to give an overview of current knowledge in the field.


Subject: Medicine, Ethics, Pain, bioethics, brain damage, diagnosis, fetus, newborn, ultrasound, Pediatrics, Pain Medicine, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Perinatology, Midwifery, Neurology, Theory of Medicine