Child health care in primary health care: conflicts (bio)ethics

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Abstract

Although quite complex, bioethical conflicts in the daily routine of child and adolescent health care in primary health care have been little addressed, unlike what occurs at the tertiary care level. Providing support to this especially vulnerable population involves conflicts that require from the health professional, in addition to technical competence, a series of essential legal knowledge and ethical attributes. Therefore, it is important to recognize and analyze the pertinent (bio)ethical issues in order to enable decision-making that is in the best interests of the child. From a literature review, this article aims to delimit the main ethical conflicts related to child health care in primary health care.

Keywords:

Child. Pediatrics. Bioethics. Ethics. Primary health care. Family health.

Author Biography

Mirna Peçanha Brito, SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE PEDIATRIA

Mestrado em Ciências da Saúde pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Professora Assistente do Departamento de Medicina e Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG.

Área de Pneumopediatria. Atualmente cursando Pós graduação doutorado em Bioética na UFRJ/PPGBIOS

Vol. 29 No. 3 (2021): Revista Bioética 29(3)

Published:

2021-09-21

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Brito MP, Silva E, Siqueira-Batista R. Child health care in primary health care: conflicts (bio)ethics. Rev. bioét.(Impr.). [Internet]. 2021 Sep. 21 [cited 2024 May 11];29(3). Available from: http://revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/article/view/2814