Medical legal issues in the prevention of prematurity. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Preterm birth remains the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality in the world today. This article discusses ways the treatment team can inform parents of probable outcomes and help them reach decisions about treatment for the newborn under emotionally fraught conditions. In addition to supporting the patient, these approaches may help the clinician avoid malpractice litigation.

publication date

  • June 1, 2007

Research

keywords

  • Malpractice
  • Parental Consent
  • Premature Birth

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 34250000048

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.clp.2007.03.008

PubMed ID

  • 17572237

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 34

issue

  • 2