title: Ethical Considerations in Perinatal Palliative Care.
abstract: Clinicians may face new ethical considerations when parents continue pregnancies after receiving life-limiting fetal diagnoses and desire palliative care. In this article we present four ethical considerations in perinatal palliative care: ambiguous terminology in relation to diagnosis or prognosis, differences between bereavement support and palliative care, neonatal organ donation, and postdeath cooling. In this article, we enable readers to consider current topics from different perspectives and reflect on care when confronted with sensitive clinical scenarios.
authors.forename: Joana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: Jesse
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wool
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wool
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001601:Bereavement; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D011368:Professional-Family Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000941:ethics; D014481:United States
keywords: clinical ethics; organ donation; perinatal bereavement; perinatal palliative care; shared decision making