Miller, Geoffrey

Extreme Prematurity : Practices, Bioethics and the Law

Part 1: THE EXTREMELY PRETERM INFANT: EPIDEMIOLOGY, PERCEPTIONS, AND PRACTICES 1 Introduction page 3(6) 2 Historical Aspects 9(2) 3 Survival 11(5) 4 Influence of Obstetric Management 16(2) 5 Effect of Resuscitation in the Delivery Room 18(2) 6 National Comparisons 20(3) 7 Prediction of Outcome 23(1) 8 Limit of Viability 24(1) 9 Morbidity 25(4) 10 School Age Outcome 29(3) 11 Adolescence 32(2) 12 Perceptions and Practices 34(11) 13 Resource Expenditure 45(6) Part 2: BIOETHICS 14 Moral Theory 51(8) 15 Autonomy 59(3) 16 Beneficence and Nonmaleficence 62(6) 17 Justice 68(2) 18 Sanctity of Life 70(2) 19 Active and Passive Euthanasia 72(2) 20 Personhood 74(6) 21 Quality of Life and Best Interests 80(6) 22 Futility 86(5) Part 3: REPORTS, OFFICIAL OPINIONS, AND GUIDELINES 23 United States 91(15) 24 Canada 106(4) 25 United Kingdom (UK) 110(6) 26 France 116(5) 27 Italy 121(1) 28 Germany 122(1) 29 International 123(12) Part 4: THE LAW 30 Introduction 135(3) 31 U.S. Law 138(22) 32 The United Kingdom 160(8) 33 Canada 168(5) 34 Australia 173(3) 35 Japan 176(1) 36 Italy, Germany, and Poland 177(2) 37 France 179(2) 38 The Netherlands 181 Part 5: EPILOGUE: TRUTH, TRUST, AND BOUNDARIES Epilogue: Truth, Trust, and Boundaries 187(10) References 197(24) Index 221