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The ethics of research on pregnant women: is maternal consent sufficient?

  1. Martin G.F. Lupton,
  2. David J. Williams

Article first published online: 22 NOV 2004

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00342.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 111, Issue 12, pages 1307–1312, December 2004

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Lupton, M. G.F. and Williams, D. J. (2004), The ethics of research on pregnant women: is maternal consent sufficient?. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 111: 1307–1312. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00342.x

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK

  • This is now a matter of debate, some medical ethicists argue that it should be the patient who determines whether equipoise exists, not the doctor.

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