Ethics in Midwifery
Mosby (Verlag)
978-0-7234-1971-6 (ISBN)
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"Ethics in Midwifery" combines theory and application to deal with this difficult and important area. The book provides a thorough understanding of the principles of ethical theory and offers illustration and discussion of key issues such as confidentiality, accountability, autonomy and consent, screening for foetal abnormality, maternal versus foetal rights, and resource allocation and infertility.
Part 1 Ethical theory: introduction - is ethical reasoning part of everyday life?, what is ethics?, what is a moral issue?, what is a moral dilemma?, what is a moral conflict?, how do we resolve the conflicts - do we need ethical theories?, ethical theories, utilitarianism - act-utilitarianism, rule-utilitarianism, some criticisms of utilitarianism, deontology - rational monism, "traditional" deontology, intuitionistic pluralism, another alternative?, suggested reading, references. Part 2 Case studies: introduction - references; confidentiality - case study, questions for consideration by the reader, further discussion - infringement of confidentiality, infringement of privacy, for whom is confidentiality/privacy important?, when do health care workers need to consider confidentiality, applying the theories, suggested reading concerning confidentiality, suggested reading concerning child abuse, references; accountability - case study, questions for consideration by the reader, further discussion - FOR whom and what is the midwife accountable?, TO whom is the midwife accountable?, applying the theories, suggested reading, references; autonomy and consent - case study, questions for consideration by the reader, further discussion - autonomy, paternalism, consent, applying the theories, suggested reading regarding autonomy and consent, suggested reading regarding artificial rupture of the membranes, references; screening for fetal abnormality - case study, questions for consideration by the reader, further discussion - chorionic villus sampling, amniocentesis, the effects of late testing, abortion, applying the theories, suggested reading, references; maternal versus fetal rights - case study, questions for consideration by the reader, further discussion, applying the theories, suggested reading, references; resource allocation - case study, questions for consideration by the reader, further discussion - practical constraints to setting up an in-vitro fertilization programme, ethical consideration, applying the theories, suggested reading regarding assisted reproduction, references.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.1.1994 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 225 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Hebamme / Entbindungspfleger |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7234-1971-X / 072341971X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7234-1971-6 / 9780723419716 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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