For the sake of children
Subtitle: the social organization of responsibility in the hospital and the home
By: Carol A. Heimer and Lisa R. Staffen.
Contributors: Staffen, Lisa.
Series: Morality & Society S
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1998
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
Description: Examines the organization of social responsibility in the USA, in particular of critically ill newborn children. Drawing on medical records and interviews with parents and medical staff, the book investigates two neonatal intensive care units, showing thetraumas of extreme medical measures.
Notes: General (US: Trade) Undergraduate Professional & Scholarly.