A Case of Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis in an Infant Child of Jehovah's Witness Parents: Is Surgical Correction Appropriate?

A Case of Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis in an Infant Child of Jehovah's Witness Parents: Is Surgical Correction Appropriate?

An infant with nonsyndromic craniosynostosis is brought to clinic by his Jehovah's Witness parents to discuss treatment. Five potential courses of action are discussed in the context of biomedical ethics principles. The potential conflict between parents’ autonomy to make decisions for their ch...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal 2023-03, Vol.60 (3), p.280-284
Hauptverfasser: Linkugel, Andrew D., Yu, Jennifer, Kopar, Piroska K., Kodner, Ira J., Brown, Douglas, Patel, Kamlesh B.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Babies
Birth defects
Blood Transfusion
Child
Conflict
Craniosynostoses - surgery
Humans
Infant
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovahs Witnesses
Medical ethics
Parents
Parents & parenting
Surgeons
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Zusammenfassung:An infant with nonsyndromic craniosynostosis is brought to clinic by his Jehovah's Witness parents to discuss treatment. Five potential courses of action are discussed in the context of biomedical ethics principles. The potential conflict between parents’ autonomy to make decisions for their child and the surgeon's ethical duty of beneficence to the patient is explored.
ISSN:1055-6656
1545-1569
DOI:10.1177/10556656211062036