Obstetrics in the 1990s: Current ControversiesT. Chard, M. P. M. Richards Cambridge University Press, 1992 - 249 páginas This book reviews some of the current questions and debates in obstetrics. The reactions of patients to screening for fetal abnormalities and antenatal diagnosis, public concern over assisting fertilization, the rise in caesarean sections, and the role of the midwife are just some of the topics discussed bythe authors. The book gives a good analysis of what are the principal developments and ethical concerns for obstetricians in the 1990s. |
Contenido
CHANGE CONTINUITY AND REGULATION | 24 |
ENDOCRINE SUPPORT OF EARLY PREGNANCY | 43 |
ATTITUDES | 65 |
ANTENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES 30 | 90 |
MAKING DIFFICULT DECISIONS | 105 |
THE VIEW OF THE WOMAN AND OF | 121 |
THE ROLE OF THE MIDWIFE IN THE 1990s | 143 |
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