THE CONCEPT OF INFANT PLEASURE - ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR NEONATAL CARE

Authors
BELIK J
Citation
J. Belik, THE CONCEPT OF INFANT PLEASURE - ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR NEONATAL CARE, Humane medicine, 10(2), 1994, pp. 123-128
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine Miscellaneus
Journal title
Humane medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
08287090
Volume
10
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
123 - 128
Database
ISI
SICI code
0828-7090(1994)10:2<123:TCOIP->2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The health professional has an obligation to promote the good of the p atient. Whether a patient's pleasure needs are part of that obligation is a complex issue. It is even more complex when that patient is an i nfant. The author discusses the pleasure needs of sick infants and the health professionals' moral duty to ensure that pleasure is provided. He approaches this concept by underscoring the importance of pleasure for infants and the necessity for health professionals to recognize a nd ensure that their patients enjoy this ultimate good.