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Childbirth and the law (Record no. 98099)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0198264682
080 ## - UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Universal Decimal Classification number WQ32 SEY
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Personal name Seymour, J
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Childbirth and the law
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Oxford
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 391
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Monograph
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Childbirth and the Law examines aspects of English, United States, Canadian, and Australian law as it applies to the fetus, the pregnant woman, and the doctor or midwife who provides antenatal and perinatal care. A major part of the book consists of a critical examination of the law's attempts to protect the fetus, which is threatened by conduct such as a criminal assault, maternal drug-taking or parental refusal of medical treatment. The remainder of the work deals with the rapidly expanding and increasingly complex body of law on the liability of obstetricians, general practitioners, and midwives when negligent antenatal or perinatal care has been provided. There are numerous situations in which these health care professionals (or their employees) can be liable to pay damages. They can be sued if their negligence has harmed the mother, caused the birth of an injured, disabled, or stillborn child, or has resulted in the birth of an unwanted child. The book provides a comprehensive statement of the law on antenatal intervention to protect the fetus and on the responsibilities of those who care for pregnant women. By examining the nature of the relationship between a pregnant woman and her fetus, and the operation of child protection and criminal laws and the law of negligence John Seymour explores questions about maternal autonomy, the rights of the woman and the fetus, and the role of the law in protecting those rights and providing compensation when something goes wrong.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Obstetrics
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Fetus
9 (RLIN) 6179
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Pregnancy
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Childbirth
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Law
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Malpractice
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        Hillingdon Hospitals Library Services (Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation) Hillingdon Hospitals Library Services (Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation) Shelves 15/01/2024   WQ32 SEY HIL001241 15/01/2024 15/01/2024 Book
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