Paediatric Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The role of the expert witness in paediatric forensic practice....Pages 3-18
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Genetic counselling and prenatal diagnosis....Pages 21-36
Intoxication in utero ....Pages 37-47
The examination of stillbirths....Pages 48-71
The post-mortem examination of a baby....Pages 72-84
The identification of the dead, abandoned baby....Pages 85-99
Paediatric forensic odontology....Pages 100-130
Withdrawing from invasive neonatal intensive care....Pages 131-140
The epidemiology and sociology of the sudden infant death syndrome....Pages 141-155
The pathology of the sudden infant death syndrome....Pages 156-164
Causes of sudden natural death in infancy and childhood....Pages 165-177
Concealment of birth, child destruction and infanticide....Pages 178-190
Post-mortem biochemistry of blood and vitreous humour in paediatric practice....Pages 191-203
Physical abuse of children....Pages 204-220
Incest and other sexual abuse of children....Pages 221-241
The emotional abuse of children....Pages 242-255
Poisoning in children....Pages 256-268
The autopsy in the non-accidental injury syndrome....Pages 269-287
Radiological aspects of child abuse....Pages 288-306
Accidental injury and death in children....Pages 307-318
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Death resulting from paediatric surgery and anaesthesia....Pages 319-337
Parentage testing....Pages 338-350
Medicolegal implications of HIV infection in childhood....Pages 351-363
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
Legal implications of modern reproductive techniques....Pages 367-380
Comparative abortion law; the living abortus....Pages 381-397
Actions for wrongful life....Pages 398-409
The investigation and certification of paediatric deaths....Pages 410-427
Parental rights and consent to medical treatment of minors....Pages 428-440
The law protecting children....Pages 441-465
Front Matter....Pages 467-467
Research and experimentation involving children....Pages 469-479
Modern paediatric practice: an ethical overview....Pages 480-490
Back Matter....Pages 491-516