Ethical and Social Issues in Translating Epigenetics into Antenatal Care

该项目旨在调查关于健康和疾病代际传播的知识如何影响澳大利亚的产前保健。它预计将产生关于表观遗传学如何用于解决社会不平等问题的新知识，并预计将对社会科学，生物伦理学和公共卫生产生影响。该项目的预期成果包括对妊娠伦理学的新的理论方法，沿着指导工具，以形成在产前护理中使用表观遗传学和减少社会不平等的社会政策。这将带来巨大的好处，改善弱势妇女在争取孕产妇保健和社会服务时可获得的信息和支助。

This project aims to investigate how knowledge about the intergenerational transmission of health and disease is shaping antenatal care in Australia. It expects to generate new knowledge about how the science of epigenetics can be used to address social inequality and is anticipated to have impact across the social sciences, bioethics and public health. Expected outcomes of the project include novel theoretical approaches to the ethics of pregnancy, along with guidance tools to shape the use of epigenetics in antenatal care and social policy to reduce social inequalities. This should provide significant benefits, improving information and support available to vulnerable women as they negotiate maternal health and social services.