The importance of ethics to the practice of obstetric ultrasound.
Ethics is an essential dimension of the practice of obstetric ultrasound. This paper addresses four important areas in which ethics is especially relevant: competence and referral, disclosure, confidentiality, and routine screening.
Chervenak
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Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York 10021.
McCullough
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D026686:Beneficence; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003219:Confidentiality; D030881:Disclosure; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D033261:Maternal-Fetal Relations; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D035501:Uncertainty