Uncertainty in Medical Innovation: Experienced Pioneers in Neonatal Care
Awards:   Winner of BSA Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2009 Winner of BSA Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2009.
Author:   Jessica Mesman
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9780230216723


Pages:   219
Publication Date:   14 October 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Uncertainty in Medical Innovation: Experienced Pioneers in Neonatal Care


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Awards

  • Winner of BSA Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2009
  • Winner of BSA Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2009.

Overview

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is a site where hi-tech medicine and vulnerable human beings come into close contact. Focusing on a number of medical and ethical challenges encountered by staff and parents, this book provides a new perspective on the complexity of these treatments and the inventiveness of those involved.

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Author:   Jessica Mesman
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.420kg
ISBN:  

9780230216723


ISBN 10:   0230216722
Pages:   219
Publication Date:   14 October 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Neonatology: A Permanent Dynamic of Change 2. Newly Born and Indeterminate 3. Co-Travellers 4. Uncertain Trajectories 5. Beacons on the Horizon 6. The Moral Load 7. The End of the Journey Glossary Bibliography

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Winner of The Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2009


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JESSICA MESMAN is Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology and Society Studies, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands. Her research interests and publications include the anthropology of knowledge and empirical ethics in critical care medicine, particularly on issues of uncertainty and resources of resilience in patient safety.

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