title: Fifteen-minute consultation: perinatal palliative care.
abstract: Perinatal palliative medicine is an emerging subspecialty within paediatric palliative medicine, neonatal medicine, fetal medicine and obstetrics. It comprises patient-focused, non-judgemental shared decision making and aims to provide holistic multidisciplinary support for families. In this paper we define and describe one model for providing perinatal palliative care, drawing on the personal and professional experience of the authors.
authors.affiliation: Helen and Douglas House, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sidgwick
authors.affiliation: Helen and Douglas House, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Harrop
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.affiliation: Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Todorovic
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Dominic
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000628:therapy*; D003657:Decision Making; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards*; D057240:Patient Preference / Q000523:psychology*; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration
keywords: Neonatology; Palliative Care; Patient perspective; Perinatal