Blood transfusion and the pregnant Jehovah's witness patient: avoiding a dilemma.
The pregnant Jehovah's Witness patient's refusal of lifesaving transfusion creates a conflict for the physician. While legal steps may be initiated to address the problem, a medical approach stressing prophylaxis which anticipates and avoids the ethical dilemma of managing a hemorrhaging pregnant Jehovah's Witness is preferable.
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Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002835:Christianity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D014481:United States