Counseling for fetal heart disease-current standards and best practice.

ABSTRACT: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of major congenital anomalies affecting newborns. Prenatal detection of CHD has been improving continuously during the last two decades due to technical advances and thus optimized fetal cardiac imaging. Besides the in-utero diagnosis of CHD effective parental counseling is an integral part of any Fetal Cardiology Program. However, studies on the most effective techniques are scarce, as well as data on empirical assessment of counseling and its effectiveness. In this review article, we summarize current guidelines from different international associations and societies. We provide an updated literature overview evaluating current standards of counseling with regard to parental needs. This includes ethical aspects, counseling for unive

SUBMITTER: Kovacevic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8429860 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature