Ethical challenges in pregnant women with brain injury

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2018 Sep;31(17):2340-2341. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1339271. Epub 2017 Jun 22.

Authors

Mariano Paternoster¹, Gabriele Saccone², Giuseppe Maria Maruotti², Cristina Bianco³, Claudia Casella¹, Claudio Buccelli¹, Pasquale Martinelli²

Affiliations

¹ a Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine , University of Naples "Federico II" , Naples , Italy.
² b Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine , University of Naples "Federico II" , Naples , Italy.
³ c Department of Law , University of Naples "Federico II" , Naples , Italy.

PMID: 28587490
DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1339271

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Brain Death / legislation & jurisprudence
Brain Injuries / therapy*
Female
Humans
Life Support Care* / ethics
Life Support Care* / legislation & jurisprudence
Pregnancy
Withholding Treatment* / ethics
Withholding Treatment* / legislation & jurisprudence