Palliative care of the infant with lethal anomalies. Pediatr Clin North Am 2004 Jun;51(3):747-59, xi
Date
05/26/2004Pubmed ID
15157596DOI
10.1016/j.pcl.2004.01.006Scopus ID
2-s2.0-2442428188 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 54 CitationsAbstract
Although many families of infants with prenatally diagnosed lethal anomalies may receive counseling by clinicians with perinatal, neonatal, or genetic expertise and deliver their babies in a tertiary care center, pediatricians may be called on to support and care for these infants. Their involvement may begin prenatally, at the time of delivery, in the newborn nursery, or upon discharge home from a NICU. The goal of this article is to help the general pediatrician gain some comfort in knowing which cases might be considered and provide some tools and ideas for counseling a family from any point of involvement.
Author List
Leuthner SRAuthor
Steven R. Leuthner MD Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Advance Care PlanningCongenital Abnormalities
Delivery, Obstetric
Directive Counseling
Humans
Infant
Infant Care
Infant, Newborn
Palliative Care