Ethical charter of Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies

Abstract

The Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies, worried for the lack of unanimous guidelines in the ethical domain, propose a 10-point charter about the ethical rights of the newborns. It is complementary to other charters, such as the United Nations charter of children's rights, but it adds some specific and debated points, to find a common denominator, hopefully useful to the ongoing debate.

Keywords:

• Newborn
• ethics
• pain

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.