Ethics and midwifery : issues in contemporary practice / Lucy Frith and Heather Draper.

Contributor(s): Frith, Lucy | Draper, HeatherMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh : Books for Midwives, 2004Edition: 2nd edDescription: viii, 310 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN: 9780750653503LOC classification: RG526.E84(2e)
Contents:
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.
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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.

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