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Professional ethics in medicine -- Professional ethics in obstetrics and gynecology -- Decision making by, with, and for patients -- Confidentiality -- Conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment -- Teaching professional ethics in obstetrics and gynecology -- Prevention of pregnancy -- Initiation of pregnancy -- Induced abortion and feticide -- Fetal analysis -- Periviability -- Intrapartum management -- The perfect baby -- Cancer and pregnancy -- Setting ethically justified limits on clinical management -- Leadership -- Clinical innovation and research -- Health policy and advocacy.

A comprehensive, accessible approach to the everyday ethical challenges faced in obstetric and gynecological practice. Offering practical guidance for practitioners at all levels, the text also provides a sustained exploration of professional ethics in the intersection of obstetrics and gynecology with psychiatry. Drawing on their award-winning teaching, the authors start each chapter with goals, objectives, topics, and a list of key concepts, which are defined in a separate section. Chapters cover a multitude of topics, from pregnancy and the quest for the 'perfect' baby to end-of-life care - all underpinned by the need for professionally responsible research, advocacy, and health policy. Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology is an indispensable resource for both trainee and practicing obstetricians and gynecologists. A chapter devoted solely to pedagogy in professional ethics in obstetrics and gynecology supports the readers' learning and those with or without formal training in ethics to teach students, residents, and colleagues.