The Professional Responsibility Model of Perinatal Ethics

Frank A. Chervenak, Laurence B. McCullough

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English

De Gruyter
19 August 2014

Medical ethics & professional conduct; Embryology; Gynaecology & obstetrics; Women's health

Series: Hot Topics in Perinatal Medicine

This book provides the first clinically comprehensive and practical approach to ethical challenges in perinatal medicine. The first chapter introduces and explains the professional responsibility model of perinatal ethics. The professional responsibility model is based on the medical ethics of two major physician-ethics in the history of Western medical ethics, Dr. John Gregory (1724-1773) of Scotland and Dr. Thomas Percival (1740-1804) of England. The professional responsibility model is used to articulate the ethical concept of the fetus as a patient and to operationalize the ethical principles of beneficence and respect for autonomy. The book provides practical guidance for clinical judgment and decision making with patients about the responsible clinical management of the wide range of issues encountered by perinatologists in clinical practice and research. Topics included: periviability; feticide; intrapartum management; maternal-fetal conflict; innovation for fetal benefit; research for fetal benefit; non-aggressive obstetric management; managing the transition from pregnancy to birth; destructive procedures such as cephalocentesis; critical care for the pregnant patient; home birth; patient-choice cesarean delivery; neonatal care as a trial of management; and setting limits on neonatal care on the basis of clinical judgments of futility.

By: Frank A. Chervenak, Laurence B. McCullough
Imprint: De Gruyter
Country of Publication: Germany
Edition: Digital original
Volume: 2
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9783110316605
ISBN 10: 3110316609
Series: Hot Topics in Perinatal Medicine
Pages: 147
Publication Date: 19 August 2014
Recommended Age: College Graduate Student
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Frank A. Chervenak, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA; Laurence B. McCullough, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA.