Neonatal Bioethics

With neonatology as a case study, they take us well beyond the confines of this new field to examine broader issues in medical innovation… Insightful and thought provoking. – John W. Sparks, M.D. New England Journal of Medicine An engaging history and philosophical analysis… A clearly written reflection that has broad implications and insights for all of medicine. – Jon F. Watchko JAMA Recounting the concise history of modern neonatology and the evolution of its attendant ethical questions, John Lantos-a recognized ethicist and pediatrician-and William Meadow-an experienced neonatologist-give us a lens through which many in neonatology may engage in a self-examination of their own history, practice, and specialty. But more than a historical recounting, this book brings the reader to an awareness of the integral relationships between applied science and medical innovation, clinical advances in patient care, social values, public policy, economics and clinical ethics. – B. Carter Journal of Perinatology There are not too many bioethical books that successfully unite philosophical competence in ethical judgment with seasoned medical expertise. This… is one of them. – Claus Dierksmeier Metapsychology Recommended. Choice An excellent addition to the growing body of literature in health care ethics… While health care professionals within neonatal medicine will find the book most useful, it has relevance for a much wider audience, including other health care professionals, medical and nursing students and ethicists. Health Progress

John D. Lantos, M.D., is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Chicago and holds the John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics at the Center for Practical Bioethics in Kansas City. He is the author of The Lazarus Case: Life-and-Death Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001). William L. Meadow, M.D., Ph.D., is a board-certified neonatologist with twenty-five years of experience in neonatal intensive care and a professor of pediatrics and medicine and co-chief of neonatology at the University of Chicago.