 | + Also see Adolescents |
| Church Teaching |
 | Directive 44 (24K)
Scope of care for mothers and children |
| The Family (23K)
Pope John Paul II on the importance of the family |
| Article/Commentary |
| 05/08/07 Child's hysterectomy illegal, hospital agrees |
| 07/09/07 Children as Research Subjects (43K)
How much should children participate in decisions to involve them in research? |
| 10/03/05 Antibiotic may harm young children's teeth
Amoxicillan doubles risk of dental problems later in life, study finds |
| 10/10/05 New policy recommends pacifiers to cut SIDS
Pediatricians' group also says babies should not sleep on their sides |
| Boy Recovers from Severe Lead Poisoning
News alert focuses on the need to protect children from high lead content in imported vending machine toys. The Washington Post
Keywords: lead, poisoning |
| Can A Child be Forced to Have Surgery?
Her parents don't want the risky procedure, but she will die without it. A good case from May, 2003 regarding parental consent for minor children, with analysis by one leading ethicist.
Keywords: Parents |
| Cosmetic surgeries: What children will do to look 'normal' |
| FDA adds warnings to asthma drugs
Benefits for both drugs continue to outweigh risks |
| HIV AIDS, Children, and Adolescents
Almost a third of all people with HIV/AIDS are between the ages of 15 and 24, and six young people under the age of 25 become infected with HIV every minute. |
| Module 17 Life and Death Struggle Over Toddler
Can parents refuse life-saving surgery for their toddler?
Keywords: Case |
| Multiple Crib Deaths More Likely Than Infanticide
Studies warn that blaming families for the deaths of multiple infants is both unreasonable and unfair; SIDS is more likely than infanticide. The Washington Post
Keywords: SIDS, Infanticide |
| Law/Policy |
 | American Academy of Pediatrics Position on Critically Ill Infants (516K)
AAP's Position on withholding treatment from critically sick infants. Explores the application of Baby Doe legislation
Keywords: Infant, Baby, Doe |
| Baby Doe regulations
Historical sumary of Baby Doe Regulations that apply to withholding tratement from handicapped newborns
Keywords: Infants, Baby, Doe |
| DNR Orders in Schools
AAP Policy |
| Module 03 Informed Consent, Parental Permission, & Assent in Pediatrics
Statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics on Assent, Parental Permission, and Consent |
| Module 17 Consent for Emergency Services
Consent for Emergency Medical Services for Children and Adolescents. Policy Statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics |
| Module 17 Texas Court Overturns Ruling (33K)
Texas Court Overturns Ruling on Resuscitation of Premature baby
Keywords: Case |
| Web Resource |
| Forms of Child Abuse |
| The Children With AIDS Project
The aim of the Children With AIDS Project of America (CWA) is to transform the silence that surrounds HIV infected, affected children and AIDS orphans into an audible sound. |
| Case |
| 01/08/07 Pillow Angel Case
On January 3 of this year the parents of a girl with static encephalopathy, a disorder that leaves her unable to move and with the cognitive capacity of an infant, announced on a blog that they had been using hormones to stunt the growth of their daughter for medical and quality-of-life reasons. |
| Baby Wyatts (29K)
Termination of treatment for infant
Keywords: pediatric, case |
| Bone of Contention
This interesting first-person essay addresses the need for medical professionals and parents to listen to children and ask the right questions. The Washington Post
Keywords: Psychosomatic |
| Children and End-of-Life-Care
And the Children Shall Lead Us
End-of-life issues for children and adolescents
by Pat Fosarelli
Keywords: Cases |
| Module 05 My Baby is Sick (25K)
Keywords: Cases |
| Module 17 Case of Samantha, a Young Child (20K)
The Case of Samantha, A Young Child
Keywords: Case |
| Module 17 Case of Sammy Linares
Father uses gun to remove infant son from respirator. |
| Module 21 Cases of Lili and Jimmy (21K)
Keywords: Cases |
