When Parents Refuse a Septic Workup for a Newborn.

DIAGNOSIS of neonatal diseases; SEPSIS; PATIENT refusal of treatment; ANTIBIOTICS; CHILD welfare; DECISION making; ETHICS committees; INFORMED consent (Medical law); PARENTS; LEGAL status of patients; PEDIATRICIANS; PHYSICIANS; PATIENTS' rights; ETHICAL decision making; OCCUPATIONAL roles; ETHICS; DIAGNOSIS

The article presents case studies regarding the refusal of parents of medical interventions for their children. It looks into the case of parents who refused medical intervention for their new born child and insisted to bring home the baby right after birth. It also looks into the case regarding the change of doctor for medical care.