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The ethics of routine antenatal screening
Author(s) -
Stewart Fiona
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the obstetrician and gynaecologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1744-4667
pISSN - 1467-2561
DOI - 10.1576/toag.6.2.104.26986
Subject(s) - antenatal screening , context (archaeology) , medicine , family medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , history , genetics , archaeology , biology
This article looks at the ethics of antenatal screening for the low‐risk pregnant woman attending an antenatal clinic and the consequences thereof, and puts the debate into historical context.