The role of children's hospices in perinatal palliative care and advance care planning: The results of a national British survey
Title
The role of children's hospices in perinatal palliative care and advance care planning: The results of a national British survey
Creator
Tatterton MJ; Fisher MJ; Storton H; Walker C
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Publisher
Journal of Nursing Scholarship
Date
2022
Subject
Advance care planning; family-centered care; fetal medicine; hospice neonatology; Palliative Care; prenatal diagnosis
Description
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.
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February List 2023
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Citation
Tatterton MJ; Fisher MJ; Storton H; Walker C, “The role of children's hospices in perinatal palliative care and advance care planning: The results of a national British survey,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed April 23, 2024, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/18618.