Chapter 20
Ethical and Legal Issues in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Definition of obstetrics and gynaecology
- Ethical and legal issues in antenatal period
- Sexual abuse of antenatal care (ANC) mothers
- Ethical principles
- Need for surrogate mother
- Role of a nurse in handling surrogate mother
- Malnutrition and issues in cold chain system for vaccination in ANC mothers
- Ethical dilemma and issues concerning foetus
- Sexually transmitted diseases affecting the foetus
- Ethical issues in pregnant women consuming alcohol and drugs
- Ethical and legal issues involving pregnant women in medical research
- Ethical and legal issues in mentally unhealthy pregnant women
- Presentation of dead pregnant women as foetal containers
- Neglect of foetus by ...
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