Uncertainty in Medical Innovation

Experienced Pioneers in Neonatal Care

• Author(s): Jessica Mesman,
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Pages: 219
• ISBN_10: 0230216722
  ISBN_13: 9780230216723
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Disease & Health Issues , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy , Medical / Pediatrics , Science / Ethics , Technology & Engineering / General , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare , Political Science / General , Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects , Technology & Engineering / Engineering (General) ,

Description:... The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is a site where hi-tech medicine and vulnerable human beings come into close contact. Focusing on a number of medical and ethical challenges encountered by staff and parents, this book provides a new perspective on the complexity of these treatments and the inventiveness of those involved.