Nonmaleficence means non-harming or inflicting the least harm possible to reach a beneficial outcome. Harm and its effects are considerations and part of the ethical decision-making process in the NICU. Short-term and long-term harm, though unintentional, often accompany life-saving treatment in the NICU.
the principle of nonmaleficene holds that there is an obligation not to inflict harm to others it is closely associated with the maxim primum non nocere
