Replacement children: Expanding the concept.
A case report of a family that considered having a replacement child after one of their children was diagnosed as having a developmental delay is presented, and the literature dealing with replacement children is reviewed. The definition of a replacement child is expanded to include children who are conceived after a sibling has been diagnosed as having a developmental delay. Recommendations are made for the pediatrician who is responsible for the care of the child with a newly diagnosed developmental delay.
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000502:physiology*; D012801:Sibling Relations