Ethics and midwifery : issues in contemporary practice. - 2nd ed. / [edited by] Lucy Frith, Heather Draper. - viii, 311 p. ; 22 cm.

Previous ed.: Oxford : Butterworth, 1996. Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 / 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 / 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 / Heather Draper -- Jean McHale -- Rosemary Mander -- Rebecca Bennett -- Soo Downe -- Catherine Williams -- Pam Miller -- Janet Holt -- David Lamb -- Lucy Frith -- Martien Brands -- Rachel Clarke -- Alison Ledward -- Carolyn Hicks -- Hazel McHaffie. Pt. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Pt. 2. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Pt. 3. 12. 13. 14. 15.

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Obstetrics--Moral and ethical aspects
Midwifery--Moral and ethical aspects

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