title: Neonatal ethical issues: viability, advance directives, family centered care.
abstract: Ethical issues in perinatal and NICU settings can arise from a variety of situations. This article focuses on issues surrounding viability and the incorporation of advance directives and family-centered care. Prenatal education about infant viability, probable scenarios, and parental involvement in decision-making are addressed. Considerations for advance directives for complex births and critical decisions at the time of birth are also discussed. Implications for nurses and suggested dialogue strategies are provided.
authors.affiliation: Tanya Sudia-Robinson is a Professor at Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University where she teaches ethics and research courses in the doctoral program. She can be reached via e-mail at Robinson_ts@mercer.edu.
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sudia-Robinson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016223:Advance Directives / Q000941:ethics*; D003657:Decision Making; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D022143:Family Nursing / Q000941:ethics*; D005260:Female; D005328:Fetal Viability; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000941:ethics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000941:ethics*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011247:Pregnancy