What Factors Must Be Considered When Making Clinical Decisions Regarding

question 26

Multiple Choice

What factors must be considered when making clinical decisions regarding critically ill obstetric patients?

• A) Maternal-fetal mortality
• B) Parental desires
• C) Fetal weight
• D) Parameters of maternal age
• E) Parameters of gestational age

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