Browsing St. Olavs hospital by Author "Ursin, Lars Øystein"
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Postponed Withholding: Balanced Decision-Making at the Margins of Viability
Syltern, Janicke; Ursin, Lars Øystein; Solberg, Berge; Støen, Ragnhild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Advances in neonatology have led to improved survival for periviable infants. Immaturity still carries a high risk of short- and long-term harms, and uncertainty turns provision of life support into an ethical dilemma. ... -
Protect us from ourselves: Balancing the parental instinct of saving
Ursin, Lars Øystein; Syltern, Janicke Marita (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Neonatologists, legal experts and ethicists extensively discuss the ethical challenges of decision-making when a child is born at the limit of viability. The voices of parents are less heard in this discussion. ...