Background Provision of an empathetic, sensitive, caring environment and strategies to
support mothers, fathers and their families experiencing perinatal death are now an …

The application of palliative and hospice care to newborns in the neonatal intensive care
unit (NICU) has been evident for over 30 years. This article addresses the history, current …

People younger than 20 years comprise 35% of the global population and 40% of the global
population of least-developed nations (1). The number of children–neonates, infants …

Background: In 2009, the EAPC published recommendations on standards and norms for
palliative care in Europe, and a decade later, wished to update them to reflect contemporary …

Background Some pediatric deaths happen within minutes to days of the cause (eg,
unintentional injury, extremely preterm birth, catastrophic illness). Others occur days to years …

Objective To report the state of the science since 1995 on the concept of palliative care for
parents who opt to continue a pregnancy after receiving a life‐limiting fetal diagnosis. Data …

NPC is a unique multidisciplinary approach for the care of newborns affected by life-limiting
or complex medical conditions with uncertain prognosis. Standardized guidelines should be …

Pain management in the neonatal ICU remains challenging for many clinicians and in many
complex care circumstances. The authors review general pain management principles and …

Purpose of Review: A significant number of pregnancies are complicated by a fetus with a
life-limiting diagnosis. As diagnoses are made earlier in the pregnancy, families experience …

Background Parents facing the death of their child have a strong need for compassionate
professional support. Care services should be based on empirical evidence, be sensitive to …