Pastoral care for perinatal and neonatal health care providers.
Health care workers in the perinatal and neonatal environments experience many emotions as they encounter stressors day after day. The chaplain, one of many on the multidisciplinary team, can serve as a valuable resource for other team members. This article provides an overview of the various supportive roles the chaplain can assume. A case presentation highlights pastoral care of staff and family across the continuum from the perinatal to the neonatal units.
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Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D003643:Death; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017283:Neonatal Nursing; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D010327:Pastoral Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011247:Pregnancy; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000451:nursing*