Theme: Prenatal Diagnosis

Perinatal palliative care: Being able to do intensive care and palliative care simultaneously is possible.

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Perinatal palliative care: Being able to do intensive care and palliative care simultaneously is possible.

Fran McCarthy, MS, RNC-NIC,CPLC stresses that intensive care and palliative care can be concurrent, especially in the NICU when the family is working for time and getting the baby home. She also notes how important it is to help moms hold their babies even when they are so fragile.