title: Medical ethics and maternal-fetal conflicts.
abstract: As ethical issues are raised by more and more aspects of medical practice, medical ethics becomes an ever more complex and confusing enterprise, presenting yet another physician dilemma. This article offers guidelines for individual physicians and hospital ethics committees in dealing with medical ethics and maternal-fetal conflicts.
authors.affiliation: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Drane
mesh_terms: D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D014481:United States