Summary Of Butt's Worldview Of Imperiled Newborns

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One’s worldview are values or set of believes that guides and influences how a person thinks, learns and does things. One’s view impacts decisions made on behalf of imperiled newborns which raises some ethical issues. According to Butts & Rich, decisions made of withholding and withdrawing of intensive invasive treatment should follow standards of best interest. These decisions are among the most difficult of any which made on behalf of the newborns and it is hard to decide whose responsibility it is. In my opinion, in the light of evidence based practices, some treatments are unnecessarily and have no benefit for the

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