title: Termination of pregnancy with a prenatal diagnosis of cleft lip: cultural differences and ethical analysis.
abstract: In some societies, an isolated cleft lip may be a defect that is considered more serious and may ultimately warrant more decisive intervention such as abortion. While the individual nurse may have come to appreciate cleft lip as surgically correctable, it is important to provide care with sensitivity to both the culture and societal systems that are the family's foundation for beliefs and support.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern Pennsylvania Cleft Palate Institute, Erie, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hager
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*