title: Withdrawal of neonatal mechanical ventilation against the parents' wishes.
abstract: Neonatologists and parents usually agree when intensive treatment should be stopped. We describe the management of two babies where there was disagreement between the parents and hospital staff, and discuss the medical, legal and ethical implications of the two cases.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Ethics Advisory Committee, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia. davidi@chw.edu.au
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Isaacs
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kilham
authors.forename: Adrienne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jeffery
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tarnow-Mordi
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woolnough
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamblin
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tobin
mesh_terms: D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008020:Life Support Care; D008297:Male; D009359:Neonatology / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012121:Respiration, Artificial