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• Title:Ethics in midwifery / Shirley R. Jones ; foreword by Andrew Symon.
  
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• Author/Creator:Jones, Shirley R.
  
• Published/Created:Edinburgh ; London : Mosby, 2000.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WQ160 .J654 2000
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Midwifery--Moral and ethical aspects.
  Medical ethics.
  
• Medical Subjects: Midwifery.
  Ethics, Nursing.
  
• Genre/Form:Case studies.
  
• Edition:2nd ed.
  
• Description:xiv, 187 pages ; 22 cm.
  
• Summary:This text examines the principles and realities of ethics in midwifery practice. Using case studies the book considers options and issues in areas of increasing concern and debate such as confidentiality, abortion, screening and autonomy.
  
• Notes:Previous ed.: 1994.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0723431728
  
• Contents:Sect. 1. Ethical Theories and Dimensions
  Ch. 1. Introduction
  Ch. 2. Ethical theory
  Ch. 3. Ethical dimensions of the midwife's role
  Sect. 2. Case Studies
  Ch. 4. Introduction to the case studies
  Ch. 5. Confidentiality and privacy of client information
  Ch. 6. Accountability
  Ch. 7. Autonomy and consent
  Ch. 8. Conscientious objection to participation in abortion
  Ch. 9. Assisted conception - a right or a dilemma?
  Ch. 10. Withholding or withdrawing treatment
  Ch. 11. Conclusion.