[Taking care of a newborn suffering from dysmorphism]

Jean-François Calas1

  • 1CPOA, CH Sainte-Anne, Paris. calasjf@orange.fr

Taking care of a newborn suffering from dysmorphism tests nurses' professional ethics. Lack of awareness of the pathology and professional fragility can fuel the healthcare worker's moral conflict. A study carried out in neonatology shows that the phantasmagoric imaginations of the healthcare worker heighten the unease while training and service culture contributes to self understanding and the easing of tensions.