Pediatric palliative care physicians have an ethical duty to care for the families of children
with life-threatening conditions through their illness and bereavement. This duty is …

Supporting the Child and the Family in Paediatric Palliative Care provides a comprehensive
overview of good practice in caring for terminally-ill children, young people and their …

A fundamental premise of pediatric palliative care is that support is provided not only to the
ill child but to the family as well. In doing so, a number of services may be offered to family …

OBJECTIVE. Despite recognition that dying children and their families have unique palliative
care needs, there has been little empirical inquiry of parent perspectives to improve the …

PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE is not about dying, rather it is about helping children and
families to live to their fullest while facing complex medical conditions. Family-centered …

Background: Families with young children often struggle to talk about and cope with a
parent's life-threatening illness and potential death. Adult interdisciplinary palliative …

Recent studies highlight the need for an integrated model for palliative and end-of-life
pediatric care. About 55,000 children die each year in the United States and, on any given …

The well-being of parents is essential to the well-being of children with life-limiting illness.
Parents are vulnerable to a range of negative financial, physical, and psychosocial issues …

Palliative care has always been a part of the care of children. It includes any intervention that
focuses on relieving suffering, slowing the progression of disease, and improving quality of …

The death of a child is a special sorrow. No matter the circumstances, a child's death is a life-
altering experience. Except for the child who dies suddenly and without forewarning …