title: Managing Care of an Intrapartum Patient with Agitation and Psychosis: Ethical and Legal Implications.
authors.affiliation: Dalton Tomlin Chair in Medical Ethics and Health Policy in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Laurence B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.affiliation: Foundation Professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.
authors.forename: Frank A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Chervenak
authors.affiliation: Professor of psychiatry and behavior sciences in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Coverdale
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D033061:Ethics Consultation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency; D028681:Moral Obligations; D036801:Parturition; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000188:drug therapy; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D006220:Haloperidol