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Infant maternal perinatal advanced care team : a pilot collaboration for families facing a life-threatening fetal diagnosis
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Background: The Infant Maternal Perinatal Advanced Care Team program was launched in 2018 to enhance perinatal palliative care services in Toronto, Canada.
Methods: Pilot patients were (1) carrying a fetus with a life-limiting diagnosis and (2) receiving care at the high-risk fetal center. Individualized care included opportunities for establishing goals, labor/delivery planning, grief support, and pediatric palliative care support.
Results: A total of 107 patients were included during the two-year clinical pilot program. Of those who continued their pregnancy, 45% had care goals focused on comfort while 55% had goals focused on life prolongation. A significant proportion in both groups experienced a fetal or neonatal death. For babies who received comfort-focused care, one-third were transferred to hospice or home.
Conclusions: A comprehensive perinatal palliative care pathway ensures that more families receive options of pre- and postnatal palliative care supports in varied circumstances where there is significant risk of fetal and neonatal mortality.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2022.0076
Voir la revue «JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE, 26»
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