Erin M. Denney-Koelsch, MD, FAAHPM

Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics

University of Rochester Medical Center

Strong Memorial Hospital

Department of Medicine

Division of Palliative Care

Rochester, NY 14642 USA

Denise Côté-Arsenault, PhD, RN, CPLC, FAAN

Hemak Endowed Professor of Maternal Child Nursing

St. Louis University

School of Nursing

St. Louis, MO 63104 USA

Designed for a wide and multi-disciplinary audience, this book provides a complete and practical guide to perinatal palliative care, from the theoretical to the clinical

Guides readers through varying intersecting aspects of perinatal palliative care: from issues of obstetrical management, to genetic counseling, neonatal pain and symptom management, spiritual care, and perinatal bereavement care

Written by experts in the field, each chapter includes clinical cases as additional teaching tools for readers working with serious fetal and neonatal conditions

Part 1 Foundations of Perinatal Palliative Care.-1. Introduction to Perinatal Palliative Care.- 2. Theoretical Perspectives to Guide the Practice of Perinatal Palliative Care.- 3. Perinatal Ethics.- 4. Parental Experiences and Needs After Life-Limiting Fetal Diagnosis.-Part 2 Clinical Care for Families Facing Life-Limiting Fetal Conditions.- 5. Obstetrical Management in Life-Limiting Fetal Conditions.- 6.Genetics and Genetic Counseling in Perinatal Palliative Care.-7. The Neonatologist's Role in Prenatal Counseling .- 8. Neonatal Pain Management.- 9. Non-Pain Symptom Management.- 10. The Role of the Palliative Care Specialist in Perinatal Care.- 11. Spiritual Care in the Perinatal Period.- 12. Perinatal Bereavement Care.- Part 3 Models of Perinatal Palliative Care.- 13. Structure and Development of Hospital-Based Perinatal Palliative Care Programs.- 14. Community-Based Perinatal Palliative Care.- 15. Interdisciplinary Perinatal Palliative Care Coordination, Birth Planning, and Support of the Team.- Part 4 Special Considerations for the Field of Perinatal Palliative Care.- 16. Considerations in Unique Populations in Perinatal Palliative Care: From Culture, Race, Infertility, and Beyond.- 17. Education in Perinatal Palliative Care for Nurses, Physicians, and Other Health Professionals.- 18. Advancing the Field of Perinatal Palliative Care: Needs and Strategies.