The Cornell University Experience

Chervenak, Frank A.; McCullough, Laurence B.

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“…Their regular meetings were first supplemented by telephone and mail communication, then fax and then modern electronic media. 7 Their collaboration has resulted in more than 160 peer-reviewed publications and the first book on ethics in obstetrics and gynecology, published by Oxford University Press. 8 It is clearly beyond the scope of this article to provide a comprehensive account of ethics in obstetric ultrasound.…”

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Ethics in Obstetric Ultrasound: The Past 25 Years in Perspective

Chervenak¹,

McCullough²

2011

Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Ethics is an essential component of obstetric ultrasound, an area in which the authors have collaborated for the past 25 years. The authors describe their collaboration. They then present one of the core ethical concepts of obstetric ultrasound: The ethical concept of the fetus as a patient. Next, they present one of the clearest clinical applications of ethics to obstetric ultrasound: Autonomy-enhancing strategies. The authors hope that these two paradigms will convince the reader that ethics is an essential dimension of obstetric ultrasound and stimulate further interest.

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confidence: 99%

Ethics in Obstetric Ultrasound: The Past 25 Years in Perspective

Chervenak¹,

McCullough²

2011

Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Fetuses with Neural Tube Defects: ethical approaches and the role of health care professionals in Turkish health care institutions

Doğan

Şahinoğlu

2005

Nurs Ethics

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Neural tube defects (NTDs) are very serious malformations for the fetus, causing either low life expectancy or a chance of survival only with costly and difficult surgical interventions. In western countries the average prevalence is 1/1000-2000 and in Turkey it is 4/1000. The aim of the study was to characterize ethical approaches at institutional level to the fetus with an NTD and the mother, and the role of health care professionals in four major centers in Turkey. The authors chose perinatology units of four university hospitals and prepared questionnaires for the responsible professionals concerning their own and their institution's ethical approaches to the fetus with an NTD and the mother. The investigation revealed that there were no institutional ethical frameworks or ethics committees available to professional teams in the units. The roles of the health care professionals and their individual decisions and approaches based on ethical principles are described. The ethical decision-making process concerning fetuses with NTDs, examples of institutional approaches to the topic and institutional frameworks, and the role of nurses and other health care professionals are all discussed, based on a literature review. The authors suggest that institutional ethical frameworks, ethics committees, professionals' ethics education and multidisciplinary teamwork should be established for critical situations such as fetuses with an NTD.

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The Cornell University Experience

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Ethics in Obstetric Ultrasound: The Past 25 Years in Perspective

Ethics in Obstetric Ultrasound: The Past 25 Years in Perspective

Fetuses with Neural Tube Defects: ethical approaches and the role of health care professionals in Turkish health care institutions

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