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Fatwa Berkenaan Dengan Hukum Menggunakan Kaedah Comfort Care Kepada Bayi Yang Lahir Pramatang
Is it permissible to use comfort care for a baby born prematurely?
Short answer
Comfort care for a premature baby is permissible in two situations.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Status
- Gazetted
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Wilayah Persekutuan (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
Gazette evidence in the source: P.U. (B) 652
WARTA KERAJAAN PERSEKUTUAN
Summary
Comfort care for a premature baby is permissible in two situations. First, the baby is born before six lunar months of gestation and at least two medical specialists agree that the baby cannot be saved. Second, the baby is born at six lunar months or later and at least two specialists agree the baby cannot be saved even with respiratory support and other assistance. Saving the baby is obligatory if gestation is six lunar months or more, or if it is under six months but specialists consider the baby can still be saved.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum menggunakan kaedah comfort care kepada bayi yang lahir pramatang adalah harus dalam hal keadaan yang berikut:
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “Fatwa Berkenaan Dengan Hukum Menggunakan Kaedah Comfort Care Kepada Bayi Yang Lahir Pramatang”, date not stated. https://efatwa.muftiwp.gov.my/fatwa/PUB652%20WARTA%202020%20-%20FATWA%20BERKENAAN%20DENGAN%20HUKUM%20MENGGUNAKAN%20KAEDAH%20COMFORT%20CARE%20KEPADA%20BAYI%20YANG%20LAHIR%20PRAMATANG. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-comfort-care-premature-babies/