Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Table of cases
- Table of statutes
- 1 The nature of the troubled pregnancy
- 2 Voluntary and involuntary termination of pregnancy
- 3 Antenatal care and the action for wrongful birth
- 4 Unsuccessful sterilisation
- 5 Uncovenanted pregnancy and disability
- 6 Wrongful neonatal life
- 7 The management of the disabled neonate
- 8 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 July 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Table of cases
- Table of statutes
- 1 The nature of the troubled pregnancy
- 2 Voluntary and involuntary termination of pregnancy
- 3 Antenatal care and the action for wrongful birth
- 4 Unsuccessful sterilisation
- 5 Uncovenanted pregnancy and disability
- 6 Wrongful neonatal life
- 7 The management of the disabled neonate
- 8 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
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