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[Fetal pain: immediate and long term consequences].

Pô1e d'Obstétrique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, CHRU de Lille 59037 Lille.
Bulletin de l'Académie nationale de médecine (impact factor: 0.25). 06/2010; 194(6):903-11; discussion 911-2. pp.903-11; discussion 911-2
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ABSTRACT Several situations are potentially painful for fetuses, such as malformations and invasive procedures. Nociceptive pathways are known to be functional at 26 weeks. Even if it is not possible to evaluate the fetal experience of pain, it is essential to examine its immediate and long-term consequences. As early as the beginning of the second trimester, hemodynamic and hormonal responses are observed following fetal nociceptive stimulation, In experimental studies, long-term changes have been noted in the corticotrop axis, subsequent responses to pain, and behavior after perinatal nociceptive stimulation.

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Keywords

corticotrop axis
 
experimental studies
 
fetal experience
 
fetal nociceptive stimulation
 
hemodynamic
 
long-term changes
 
long-term consequences
 
Nociceptive pathways
 
perinatal nociceptive stimulation
 
second trimester