title: Ethical consideration of maternal participation in clinical research.
abstract: This review explores some of the implications for a balanced approach to the ethics of maternal participation in clinical research, from the perspective of the fetus as a patient, which is a central concept in obstetric ethics. The review therefore begins with an account of this topic, followed by an examination of some of its ethical implications for a balanced approach to the ethics of clinical research that involves pregnant women.
authors.affiliation: Cornell University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Chervenak
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McCullough
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D009035:Mothers; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000592:standards*; D011247:Pregnancy