The primary moral commitment of medical care has traditionally been based on a belief in
the intrinsic value and significance of human life and a desire to protect the most vulnerable …

The birth of a baby should be a happy event, but approximately one in ten parents will
experience the anguish and fear of having their new baby admitted to a neonatal unit …

The improvements in the obstetrical and neonatal diagnosis and therapies have resulted
into an increase in the survival rate of infants previously considered as non-viable. Debate is …

The aim was to describe the neonatal end-of-life practice and illuminate Swedish women's
lived experiences of the threat and the reality of their neonate's dying and death as well as …

At the end of life, when curative measures have failed to conquer the terminal nature of a
disease, it is imperative to introduce healing measures that deal with the human suffering …

“Palliative and End of Life Care in the NICU” in Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine,
focused primarily on the skills that clinicians need related to bioethical principles, moral …

As caregivers, we often have the privilege of accompanying patients and their families at the
end of life. When the patients are newborn infants, the parents are totally unprepared …

Supporting a family through the impending death of their infant challenges the health care
team to create opportunities for the parents to complete the attachment process and begin to …

Technological progress and improved clinical knowledge have increased survival of
neonates who would previously have died. Survival is sometimes accompanied by a risk of …

Caring for the extremely low birth weight infant in the first days of life is complex and
challenging, yet rewarding. It is the experienced health care provider who will be best …