OBJECTIVE:
Health professionals in PICUs support both child and parents when a child's death is imminent. Parents long to stay connected to their dying child but the high-tech environment and treatment implications make it difficult to stay…
Introduction Health professionals in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are regularly confronted with an infant’s imminent death. The death of a child is unnatural to parents and intensely affects them. Providing end-of-life care and follow-up…
OBJECTIVES: Support from healthcare professionals in a PICU is highly valuable for parents of dying children. The way they care for the patients and their families affects the parents' initial mourning process. This study explores what interaction…