title: Ethical issues in obstetric cases involving prematurity.
abstract: This article explores the ethical issues confronted when the process of childbirth is threatened by premature labor and delivery. In this article, obstetric ethics are distinguished within the larger study of "ethics," frameworks for decision making are critiqued, and factors that frequently influence the formation of ethical judgments are commented on.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Elkins
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000628:therapy*; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000592:standards*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010819:Physician's Role; D011247:Pregnancy; D012938:Social Perception; D014933:Women's Rights