Failed neonatal transport: a heartache for all concerned.
Nurses are in a prime position to provide support to parents when a baby is born extremely premature and then expires. How the nurse responds to the shocked and grieving parents will impact how they experience and remember their loss. This article is a personal account of an unsuccessful neonatal transport. The nurse recalls the circumstances surrounding this event and the results that followed.
Buchanan
Kim
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MedCenter Air, Levine Children's Hospital, Carolinas Healthcare System, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. kim.buchanan@carolinashealthcare.org
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