Interprofessional Consensus Regarding Design Requirements for Liquid-Based Perinatal Life Support (PLS) Technology
M. Beatrijs van der Hout‐van der Jagt, E. J. T. Verweij, Peter Andriessen, Willem P. de Boode, Arend F. Bos, Frank Delbressine, Alex J. Eggink, Jan Jaap Erwich, Loe Feijs, Floris Groenendaal, Boris W. Kramer, A. Titia Lely, Rachel F. A. M. Loop, Franziska Neukamp, Wes Onland, Martijn A. Oudijk, Arjan B. te Pas, Irwin Reiss, Mark Schoberer, Ralph R. Scholten, Marc E. A. Spaanderman, Myrthe van der Ven, M. Vermeulen, Frans N. van de Vosse, S. Guid Oei
Abstract
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.