Ethical dilemmas for critically ill babies

Contents; 1 Introduction; John Lantos.- 2 How babies die and why this is important to clinicians, researchers, and parents; Eduard Verhagen and Annie Janvier.- 3 When do we become a person and why should it matter to pediatricians?; Amélie Dupont-Thibodeau and Annie Janvier.- 4 Neonates are devalued compared to older patients; Annie Janvier, Carlo Bellieni and Keith Barrington.- 5 Who makes it to the NICU? The association between prenatal decisions and neonatal outcomes; Amélie Dupont-Thibodeau and Annie Janvier.- 6 Termination of pregnancy and perinatal palliative care in the case of fetal anomaly: why is there so much incoherence?; Antoine Payot.- 7 Predicting outcomes in the very preterm infant; Keith Barrington.- 8 Predicting the future of preterm infants: should we use quality of life and social determinants criteria?; Antoine Payot.- 9 End-of-life decisions in neonatology from a children's rights perspective: Dutch developments examined; JozefDorscheidt.- 10 The Lure of Technology: Considerations in Newborns with Technology-Dependence; Brian Carter.- 11 Making tough ethical choices in a morally pluralistic world; John Lantos.