Adopciones transnacionales. Cuestiones médicas y éticas

Allué, X.

doi:10.1016/S1695-4033(00)77408-X

Anales de Pediatría (English Edition)

ISSN: 2341-2879

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La adopción de niños procedentes de otros países estáaumentando en el nuestro. Los problemas que planteanlos niños adoptados incluyen enfermedades infecciosas,nutricionales y psicoemocionales. Además, debentenerse en cuenta condicionantes de índole éticaque el pediatra debe conocer y comentar con los padresadoptantes.

Palabras clave:

Adopción internacional

Malaria

Hepatitis

Bioética

Objective

To report our experience in the problems of internationaladoptions and their characteristics and management.

Patients and method

Review of patients treated in our pediatrics departmentand review of the literature.

Comment

The adoption of children from other countries is increasingin Spain. The problems presented by these childreninclude infectious diseases, and nutritional and psycho-emotional disorders. Furthermore, pediatriciansshould take ethical issues into account and discuss themwith the adoptive parents.

Key words:

International adoption

Malaria

Hepatitis

Bioethics

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