Schonholz D H
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Mt Sinai J Med. 1999 Sep;66(4):277-9.
The pregnant Jehovah's Witness patient's refusal of lifesaving transfusion creates a conflict for the physician. While legal steps may be initiated to address the problem, a medical approach stressing prophylaxis which anticipates and avoids the ethical dilemma of managing a hemorrhaging pregnant Jehovah's Witness is preferable.
