Winifred J. Ellenchild Pinch

When the Bough Breaks

Parental Perceptions of Ethical Decision-Making in NICU

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Ethical dilemmas abound in the neonatal intensive care unit as hour-to-hour life and death decisions are made for premature or compromised newborns. This book is a rich tapestry of parental perceptions woven from the many stories parents tell about their experiences with a baby in the unit, as well as major events after discharge related to the ethical decision making.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 454
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9780761823162
• ISBN-10: 0761823166
• Artikelnr.: 21353151

Autorenporträt

By Winifred J. Ellenchild Pinch

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 List of Tables and Figures Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3
Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Background: Chapter 5 Getting Started Chapter 6
Societal Factors Predating Neonatal Care Chapter 7 History of Neonatal Care
Chapter 8 Bioethical Issues in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Chapter 9
Understanding the Parents' Experiences with High-Risk Infants: Chapter 10
The View from the NICU Chapter 11 The Infant at Home Chapter 12 Four
Candles on the Birthday Cake Chapter 13 Moral Voices of Parents Chapter 14
Contemplating the Parental Perspective: Chapter 15 Interpretation of the
Three Phases Chapter 16 Reckoning with the Future Chapter 17 Epilogue: A
Road Less Traveled