Moral distress arises not only from organizational constraints on moral action but also from the environmental impacts of health care and climate change.
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After the infant’s birth, the neonatologist’s first duty is to his or her patient—the newly born infant. If clinical circumstances are different than anticipated, the physician must first consider the best interests of the baby.