title: [Care until the end of life].
abstract: When there is no more hope of a cure during a child's treatment, the curative period makes way for a palliative phase through to the last moments of the child's life. This phase is both difficult and fundamental for the child and his/her family, as well as for the caregivers, who must continue to provide care without any hope of curing the child. This phase determines how the period of mourning which follows the loss of a loved one is experienced, particularly for the family.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, institut Curie, Paris. mariececile.lefort@curie.net
authors.forename: Marie-Cécile
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lefort
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cerny
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005602:France; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009746:Nursing, Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012944:Social Support; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology