Holding on? - Hazel McHaffie

This book combines the gripping qualities of a novel with a more serious exploration of the ethics of prolonging the life of tiny infants both on the edge of viability. It is a book which will at once open the eyes of medical students to the dilemmas of decision making and also touch the hearts of parents.

This book will touch the hearts of parents and all those who have experienced the tragedy that the birth of a "less than perfect" baby can bring to a family. It will also open the eyes of health professionals to the living reality that can surround the care of premature or severely abnormal infants and pose the ethical dilemmas that this novel illustrates so poignantly.