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Withdrawal of neonatal mechanical ventilation against the parents' wishes.

Isaacs D, Kilham H, Gordon A, Jeffery H, Tarnow-Mordi W, Woolnough J, Hamblin J, Tobin B

Clinical Ethics Advisory Committee, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia. davidi@chw.edu.au

Neonatologists and parents usually agree when intensive treatment should be stopped. We describe the management of two babies where there was disagreement between the parents and hospital staff, and discuss the medical, legal and ethical implications of the two cases.

Published 22 May 2006 in J Paediatr Child Health, 42(5): 311-5.
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