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Continuing Emotional and Practical Support for the Whole Family

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Children’s nursing has long embraced the concept of “family-centred care” when caring for babies and children. Considering a philosophy of care that promotes a partnership between the team caring for babies and children and all family members leads to optimum outcomes for the patient and his/her family.

The impact of having a baby with a life threatening/limiting condition on all family members—parents, siblings, grandparents and extended family—is considered and specific needs will be identified within this chapter. The importance of taking a wider view of the whole family is discussed, including emotional and practical support during the life of the baby and continuing for the family after the death of the baby.

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    Anne Harris

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  1. Pan London Lead Nurse, Neonatal Palliative Care, The True Colours Trust CW+ and Chelsea and Westminster Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Alexandra Mancini

  2. Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Kingston University and St. George’s University London, London, UK

    Jayne Price

  3. WellChild Nurse Specialist, Louis Dundas Centre for Children’s Palliative Care, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK

    Tara Kerr-Elliott

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Harris, A. (2020). Continuing Emotional and Practical Support for the Whole Family. In: Mancini, A., Price, J., Kerr-Elliott, T. (eds) Neonatal Palliative Care for Nurses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31877-2_15

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