Rights of the newborn and end-of-life decisions

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2012

Autores

Guimarães H (Autor) FMUP; Rocha, G (Autor) Outra; Bellieni, C (Autor) Outra; Buonocore, G (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Vol. 25

Páginas: 76-78

ISSN: 1476-7058

Editora: Taylor & Francis

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 10 Citações

Scopus - 14 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-002-BHW

DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.665240

Abstract (EN): Advances in perinatal medicine have dramatically improved neonatal survival. End-of-life decision making for newborns with adverse prognosis is an ethical challenge and the ethical issues are controversial. The newborn is a person with specific rights which he cannot claim, due to his physical and mental immaturity. These rights impose to the society obligations and responsibilities, which health professionals and institutions of all countries must enforce. Every newborn has the right to life with dignity. Providing compassionate family-centered end-of-life care to infants and their families in the NICU should be a mandatory component of an optimally neonatal palliative care.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 3