Pediatric Ethics

Pediatric Ethics

Protecting the Interests of Children

Fleischman, Alan R. (Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine)

Oxford University Press Inc

11/2016

256

Mole

Inglês

9780199354474

15 a 20 dias

This book examines the many ethical issues related to health care in children. It explores the moral obligations of families and clinicians facing hard choices for critically ill and dying children, ranging from neonates to adolescents. It also addresses the ethical concerns in research, genetic testing and screening, and surgical and medical enhancement.
Chapter 1 Children are Special: Hard Questions, Hard Choices Pediatric Ethics Moral and Legal Status of Children in America The Book Chapter 2 Ethical Issues in Creating a Child Religious Perspectives on Medical Assistance with Creating Babies Ethical Issues in In Vitro Fertilization Research in IVF Cost and Commercialization of IVF Clinician Choice of Patients for IVF Gamete Donation Gamete Storage and Disposition Embryos Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Gestational Surrogacy Final Thoughts Additional Readings Chapter 3 Ethical Issues in Giving Birth to a Baby Term Delivery Preterm Delivery The Threshold of Viability Late Preterm Delivery Do Not Resuscitate Orders in the Delivery Room Maternal Catastrophe and Brain Death Behaviors during Pregnancy that Jeopardize the Fetus Final Thoughts Additional Readings Chapter 4 Ethical Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care A Brief History of Decision Making for Critically Ill Neonates Infant Bioethics Committees Ethical Analysis in Neonatal Intensive Care The
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