错误出生：基于信息的抉择
本文探讨英国法律对母亲声称孩子本不应出生的「错误出生」概念。过去15年中曾两次遇到父母因认为孩子本不应出生而拒绝新生儿心脏或神经外科治疗的情况。法律强调出生后婴儿福利为首要考虑，但妊娠史可能影响后续事件。错误出生源于产前未告知先天性疾病风险或产前诊断程序选择或解读错误。
要点
- 英国法律中婴儿出生后福利为首要考虑因素
- 错误出生指产前未告知风险或产前诊断错误
- 父母可能因错误出生拒绝新生儿进一步治疗
核心结论
- 英国法律认为婴儿出生后其福利是首要考虑因素，但妊娠史可能对后续事件有影响
研究设计与样本
- 本文为评论文章，引用英国法律及美国案例Becker v Schwartz (NY, 1978)
主要发现
- 过去15年中两次遇到父母因认为孩子本不应出生而拒绝新生儿心脏或神经外科治疗的情况
临床怎么用
- 临床医生应了解错误出生的法律概念，在产前咨询中充分告知先天性疾病的可能风险
以上解读依据论文摘要（全文未开放获取或许可不允许翻译转载）。
原文
‘Wrongful birth’. How does the law in the UK view a mother’s claim that her baby should never have been born? Twice in the last 15 years, we have encountered the situation where parents reject further (cardiological and neurosurgical) treatment of their newborn child because, from their perspective, the child should not have been born in the first place. 1 Plainly, once born, the infant’s welfare is the paramount consideration, but the pregnancy’s history may have a bearing on subsequent events. The notion of ‘wrongful birth’ arises where prospective parents are either not advised of the risk of congenital illness antenatally or the incorrect interpretation or selection of antenatal diagnostic procedures. An early American case Becker v Schwartz 386 NE 2d 807 (NY, 1978 ) cited in the English common law held that the 37-year-old mother could claim for the costs of institutional care for her child born with...
引用
- Archives of Disease in Childhood：Wrongful birth: basing choice on information
供执业医师工作参考，不替代临床判断；数值与分级以指南原文为准。