Ethics and midwifery : issues in contemporary practice /
Lucy Frith and Heather Draper.
- 2nd ed.
- Edinburgh : Books for Midwives, 2004.
- viii, 310 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes references and index.
Contents : Introduction -- Part 1: Everyday issues: Ethics and consent in midwifery -- Legal and ethical issues in midwifery practice -- Failure to deliver: ethical issues relating to epidural analgesia in uncomplicated labour -- Routine antenatal HIV testing and its implications for informed consent -- Risk and normality in the maternity services -- Midwives and sexuality: earth mother or coy maiden -- Part 2: Technological issues: Ethical issues in neonatal intensive care -- Screening and the perfect baby -- Ethics of fetal tissue transplantation and research on embryos -- Reproductive technologies and midwives -- Midwifery and homeopathy -- Part 3: Professional issues: Midwifery autonomy and the code of professional conduct: an unethical combination -- Retention and autonomy in midwifery practice -- Midwifery research: some ethical considerations -- Researching sensitive issues: a personal view.