Prenatal Diagnosis The Human Side

Forlagets beskrivelse: Twenty-two healthcare practitioners, lawyers, and social scientists, mostly from the UK, contribute 18 chapters concerning the legal, emotional, and ethical issues of prenatal diagnosis. Three chapters are first-hand accounts from parents who have undergone screening and diagnosis. The second edition reflects new findings since publication of the first edition nine years ago, and includes new chapters on legal issues in the U.S., multicultural considerations, and continuing pregnancy after a diagnosis of fetal abnormality. For practitioners and counselors in obstetric care.