Frontiers in Pediatrics (Jan 2022)

Interprofessional Consensus Regarding Design Requirements for Liquid-Based Perinatal Life Support (PLS) Technology

  • M. Beatrijs van der Hout-van der Jagt,
  • M. Beatrijs van der Hout-van der Jagt,
  • M. Beatrijs van der Hout-van der Jagt,
  • E. J. T. Verweij,
  • Peter Andriessen,
  • Peter Andriessen,
  • Willem P. de Boode,
  • Arend F. Bos,
  • Frank L. M. Delbressine,
  • Alex J. Eggink,
  • Jan Jaap H. M. Erwich,
  • Loe M. G. Feijs,
  • Floris Groenendaal,
  • Boris W. W. Kramer,
  • A. Titia Lely,
  • Rachel F. A. M. Loop,
  • Rachel F. A. M. Loop,
  • Franziska Neukamp,
  • Wes Onland,
  • Martijn A. Oudijk,
  • Arjan B. te Pas,
  • Irwin K. M. Reiss,
  • Mark Schoberer,
  • Ralph R. Scholten,
  • Marc E. A. Spaanderman,
  • Marc E. A. Spaanderman,
  • Myrthe van der Ven,
  • Myrthe van der Ven,
  • Marijn J. Vermeulen,
  • Marijn J. Vermeulen,
  • Frans N. van de Vosse,
  • S. Guid Oei,
  • S. Guid Oei

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.793531
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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Liquid-based perinatal life support (PLS) technology will probably be applied in a first-in-human study within the next decade. Research and development of PLS technology should not only address technical issues, but also consider socio-ethical and legal aspects, its application area, and the corresponding design implications. This paper represents the consensus opinion of a group of healthcare professionals, designers, ethicists, researchers and patient representatives, who have expertise in tertiary obstetric and neonatal care, bio-ethics, experimental perinatal animal models for physiologic research, biomedical modeling, monitoring, and design. The aim of this paper is to provide a framework for research and development of PLS technology. These requirements are considering the possible respective user perspectives, with the aim to co-create a PLS system that facilitates physiological growth and development for extremely preterm born infants.

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