Prenatal Diagnosis: The Human Side

Now in an updated second edition, this title deals with the legal, ethical and emotional issues involved in prenatal diagnosis. The reader is prompted to consider why prenatal screening is done, how to communicate the results and the need for appropriate follow-up care. "Dealing with the legal, ethical and emotional issues involved in prenatal diagnosis, this popular textbook has been significantly updated. The reader is prompted to think about why prenatal screening is done, how to communicate the results and the need for appropriate follow-up care. With contributors from a broad range of clinical areas, these two authors bring together their own experiences and those of parents they've worked with." Twenty-two healthcare practitioners, lawyers, and social scientists, mostly from the UK, contribute 18 chapters concerning the legal, emotional, and ethical issues of prenatal diagnosis. Three chapters are first-hand accounts from parents who have undergone screening and diagnosis. The second edition reflects new findings since publication of the first edition nine years ago, and includes new chapters on legal issues in the U.S., multicultural considerations, and continuing pregnancy after a diagnosis of fetal abnormality. For practitioners and counselors in obstetric care.