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The rapid advance in neonatal technology now enables doctors to save the lives of many more very premature babies than ever before. It is now possible to save babies born as early as 21 or 22 weeks gestation, just over halfway through a pregnancy. This gives hope to many parents whose babies, just a few years ago, would have died. Ironically, many of those who survive at such an early stage are left with profound and multiple learning disabilities as a result of the very treatment that initially saved their lives. They and their families experience very great difficulties as they try to come to terms with all the accompanying stress. This new book is concerned with the ethical and legal dilemmas faced by doctors and parents when deciding which course of treatment may be best for the child. It also looks at the moral justification, in the light of dwindling NHS resources, of using expensive technology for a relatively few, high risk cases when, by diverting funds, more babies with less risk of severe impairment could be saved.

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Book category Books in English Medicine Medicine: general issues Medical profession

• Full title: Saving Very Premature Babies
• Subtitle: Key Ethical Issues
• Author: Pauline Mifflin
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• EAN: 9780750654128
• ISBN: 0750654120
• ID: 04676141
• Publisher: Elsevier Books
• Weight: 342 g
• Dimensions: 142 × 218 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 14. April 2003

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