Chervenak F A, McCullough L B
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center, New York 10021, USA.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 1991 Jan 1;1(1):18-20. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1991.01010018.x.
Ethics is an emerging subdiscipline of obstetric ultrasound because there are clinical dimensions of obstetric ultrasound that only ethics can identify and address. These dimensions concern the ethical obligations of physicians to their patients. Ethics is defined as the disciplined study of morality. Two fundamental principles of ethics are described, beneficence and respect for autonomy. How ethics can bring to light clinical dimensions of obstetric ultrasound that are insufficiently appreciated is illustrated with the example of the routine use of obstetric ultrasound in the second trimester. The authors conclude that prenatal informed consent for sonogram should be an integral part of obstetric care in countries, such as the United States, in which routine ultrasound is not endorsed.
伦理学是产科超声领域中一个新兴的子学科，因为产科超声存在一些临床方面的问题，只有伦理学才能识别并加以解决。这些方面涉及医生对患者的伦理责任。伦理学被定义为对道德规范的系统研究。文中阐述了伦理学的两条基本原则：行善原则和尊重自主权原则。以孕中期常规使用产科超声为例，说明了伦理学如何揭示那些未得到充分认识的产科超声临床问题。作者得出结论，在美国等不支持常规超声检查的国家，产前超声检查的知情同意应成为产科护理的一个组成部分。
