Ethical Issues around Death and Withdrawal of Life Support in Neonatal Intensive Care

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dc.contributor.authorPant, Stutien_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-19T04:53:39Z
dc.date.available2023-08-19T04:53:39Z
dc.date.issued2022-03
dc.description.abstractAmongst all the traumatic experiences in a human life, death of child is considered the most painful, and has profound and lasting impact on the life of parents. The experience is even more complex when the death occurs within a neonatal intensive care unit, particularly in situations where there have been conflicts associated with decisions regarding the redirection of life-sustaining treatments. In the absence of national guidelines and legal backing, clinicians are faced with a dilemma of whether to prolong lifesustaining therapy even in the most brain-injured infants or allow a discharge against medical advice. Societal customs, vagaries, and lack of bereavement support further complicate the experience for parents belonging to lower socio-economic classes. The present review explores the ethical dilemmas around neonatal death faced by professionals in India, and suggests some ways forward.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsCentre for Perinatal Neuroscience, Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UKen_US
dc.identifier.citationPant Stuti. Ethical Issues around Death and Withdrawal of Life Support in Neonatal Intensive Care. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2022 Mar; 89(3): 274–278en_US
dc.identifier.issn0973-7693
dc.identifier.issn0019-5456
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/223768
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherDr. K C Chaudhuri Foundationen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume89en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-021-03810-9en_US
dc.subjectNewbornen_US
dc.subjectMortalityen_US
dc.subjectEthicsen_US
dc.subjectBereavementen_US
dc.subjectNeonatal intensive care unit (NICU)en_US
dc.subjectDecision-makingen_US
dc.titleEthical Issues around Death and Withdrawal of Life Support in Neonatal Intensive Careen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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