Two recent cases, one from New York and one from Illinois, have again focused attention on injuries to the unborn. In the first of these, Renslow v. Mennonite Hospital,' the Illinois Supreme Court held that a child who suffered permanent disability to various organs, her brain and her nervous system as the result of the negligent transfusing of her Rh-negative mother with Rh-positive blood some...

The subject of this article is counterfactual thinking as a tool in geneticist-patient communication under conditions uncertainty. focuses on the use narrative one main components doctor-patient framework making decisions about future treatment. for are considered, taking into consideration two features: logic predetermination and influence overpersonal forces notions kinship that contribute to...

When it comes to basic rights of the fetus, including right life, theoretical studies around world on human fetus still have not reached an agreement approaches and explanation. Criminal law at international national levels leaves possibility protecting unborn child. Viet Nam’s criminal is no exception this trend. In addition, Nam currently facing trafficking with new methods tricks. Children a...

Ours is a period when the spread of communication has become almost explosive-"pulling the communication cord" is not what it was. I find it surprising that paediatricians have not been in the forefront medically. We might have been expected to be, if only because we explore tentatively the learning difficulties of children and witness the near miraculous speed with which normal and most abnorm...

BACKGROUND Depression during pregnancy is a common and high impact disease. Generally, 5-10 % of pregnant women suffer from depression. Children who have been exposed to maternal depression during pregnancy have a higher risk of adverse birth outcomes and more often show cognitive, emotional and behavioural problems. Therefore, early detection and treatment of antepartum depression is necessary...

Surveillance for hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women in Greece shows high rates of chronic infection among immigrants 5 and low vaccination-induced protection rates: preliminary results of a single center study Factors affecting the adherence to an antenatal screening programme: an experience with toxoplasmosis screening in France 21 Perinatal and congenital infections cause morbidity...

OBJECTIVE to explore midwives' awareness of and clinical experience regarding domestic violence among pregnant women in southern Sweden. DESIGN an inductive qualitative design, using focus groups interviews. SETTING midwives with experience of working in antenatal care (ANC) units connected to two university hospitals in southern Sweden. Participants 16 midwives recruited by network samplin...