Application of the Principles of Biomedical Ethics to the Labor and Delivery Unit During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
J Womens Health (Larchmt)
; 29(11): 1361-1371, 2020 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-944195
ABSTRACT
After its identification as a human pathogen in 2019, the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has spread rapidly around the world. Health care workers worldwide have had the task of preparing and responding to the pandemic with little evolving data or guidelines. Regarding the protocols for our labor and delivery unit, we focused on applying the four pillars of biomedical ethics-beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, and justice-while considering the women, their fetuses, their significant others and support persons, health care professionals and auxiliary staff, and society as a whole. We also considered the downstream effect of our decisions in labor and delivery on other disciplines of medicine, including pediatrics, anesthesiology, and critical care. This article focuses on how these prima facie principles helped guide our recommendations in this unprecedented time.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
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Bioethics
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Health Personnel
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Coronavirus Infections
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
J Womens Health (Larchmt)
Journal subject:
Gynecology
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Women's Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jwh.2020.8812
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