Ethical Issues in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Book Overview

This book brings together an unusually broad range of experts from reproductive medicine, medical ethics and law to address the important ethical problems in maternal-fetal medicine which impact directly on clinical practice. The book is divided into parts by the stages of pregnancy, within which the authors cover four main areas: * the balance of power in the doctor-patient relationship and the justifiable limits of paternalism and autonomy * the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521664748
• ISBN13: 9780521664745
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"