Religion and ethics in the neonatal intensive care unit / edited by Ronald M. Green and George A. Little.
| Other author | Green, Ronald Michael, 1943- editor. |
| Other author | Little, George A. (George Alexiy), 1939- editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | [New York] : Oxford University Press, 2019. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Direct link to eBook |
| Subjects |
| Series | Oxford medicine online Oxford medicine online. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Cover; Religion and Ethics in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Introduction; 1. Judaism and Neonatology; 2. Catholicism and the Neonatal Context; 3. Reading Tragedy through the Christian Story: An Anabaptist Perspective; 4. Spirituality in a Time of Crisis: A Protestant Christian Perspective; 5. Muslim Biomedical Ethics of Neonatal Care: Theory, Praxis, and Authority; 6. A Muslim Neonatologist in a Canadian NICU; 7. Shiva's Babies: Hindu Perspectives on the Treatment of High-​Risk Newborn Infants |
| Contents | 8. Life Before Birth: Buddhist Perspectives on Neonatal Care9. How Age-​Old Cultural Tenets Complicate the Care of Premature or Sick Navajo Newborns; 10. Moral Status and Care of Impaired Newborns: An African American Protestant Perspective; 11. Seventh-​Day Adventists and Care for the Newborn; Afterword; Suggested Readings; Index |
| Summary | What are the teachings of the major world religious traditions about the status and care of the premature or sick newborn? This question becomes important in the context of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) committed to the ideals of family-centered care, which encourages shared decision making between parents and NICU caregivers. In cases of infants with conditions marked by high mortality, morbidity, or 'great suffering, ' family-centered care affirms the right of parents to assist in decisions regarding aggressive treatment for their infant. But while there is evidence that families' religious beliefs often profoundly shape their approach to medical decision making, few studies have tried to understand what major religious traditions teach about the care of the newborn or how these teachings may bear on parents' decisions. This volume seeks to address this need |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Source of description | Print version record |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Religion and ethics in the neonatal intensive care unit. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019] 9780190636852 |
| ISBN | 9780190636883 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0190636882 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9780190636869 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 0190636866 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9780190636876 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0190636874 (electronic bk.) |
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