The role of children's hospices in perinatal palliative care and advance care planning : The results of a national British survey

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INTRODUCTION: Perinatal palliative care services are increasingly available globally, offering a range of clinical and psychological support services to families during pregnancy, in the neonatal period and following the death of a baby with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition. Little is understood about the role of children's hospice care and how it contributes to effective perinatal palliative care.

DESIGN: The study aims to answer the question "what is the role of children's hospices in the provision of perinatal palliative care and advance care planning in the United Kingdom?".

METHODS: An electronic survey was sent to all 54 children's hospices in the United Kingdom between May and June 2022.

RESULTS: Thirty hospices responded, representing 54% of the sector. All regions of all four counties are represented. Numbers of referrals to hospices for perinatal palliative care have increased significantly over the last 5 years. Hospices provide a range of services for families and babies, usually from the point of diagnosis or recognition of a life-limiting or life-threatening condition, underpinned with counseling and emotional support. Hospices worked with a range of professionals and services, most commonly fetal medicine and neonatal services. Advance care plans were an important element of effective perinatal palliative care, strengthening parent-professional and interprofessional relationships.

CONCLUSION: Children's hospice services play an important and growing role in the perinatal care of babies and families following the diagnosis or recognition of a life-limiting or life-threatening condition. The family-centered approach to care, from a broad, biopsychosocial perspective means that hospices make a unique and meaningful contribution to both the clinical and psychological needs of families.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The family-centered approach to care, from a broad, biopsychosocial perspective means that hospices make an important contribution to both the clinical needs of babies, and psychological needs of families antenatally, in the neonatal period and after death.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

Enthalten in:

Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing - 55(2023), 4 vom: 21. Juli, Seite 864-873

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tatterton, Michael J [VerfasserIn]
Fisher, Megan J [VerfasserIn]
Storton, Helen [VerfasserIn]
Walker, Charlotte [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Advance care planning
Family-centered care
Fetal medicine
Hospice
Journal Article
Neonatology
Palliative care
Prenatal diagnosis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.07.2023

Date Revised 18.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jnu.12866

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350528233