Evidence base design for fetal medicine and surgery units
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Objective With advances in prenatal diagnosis and fetal therapy, there are increasing service requirements for fetal surgery. This is provided in the UK at 16 established subspecialist Fetal Medicine Units (FMU). Evidence based design or architectural guidelines for these specialised units do not exist. This paper compares the different types of fetal therapy facilities in the UK with the objective to understand the functional needs of this developing service and how changes in the built environment can improve service delivery for patients and staff in the future.
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