Perinatal palliative care: challenges and priorities in comprehensive nursing care
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Palliative Care, Perinatal Care, Neonatal Nursing, Comprehensive Health CareAbstract
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- Awareness: When life and death converge, nursing care becomes the most human act.
- Situations to which families are exposed when faced with the need for perinatal palliative care.
- Feelings and emotions experienced by parents during pre-, intra-, and post-perinatal care situations.
- Nursing theories that align with nursing care in perinatal palliative care.
Nowadays, when we talk about pregnancy, labor, childbirth, or the arrival of a new family member, it is often done with feelings of joy and life. However, within the field of maternal and neonatal care, many fetuses and newborns face the risk of death in the days, months, or years that follow birth1.
In this regard, according to the meta-synthesis conducted by Kuforiji et al.2 in the United Kingdom, one of the main problems arising from perinatal death, from the perspectives of women who have experienced it, is the lack of understanding and support from healthcare professionals and the community. This issue is because, in many cases, women feel guilty and experience negative emotions, which can be exacerbated by the lack of adequate medical explanations regarding the causes of perinatal death. Furthermore, negative responses from family members and the community, based on cultural beliefs, also contribute to this lack of support.
How to cite this article: Palomino-Alzate Damaris Angélica, Basto-Rueda Jhon Edinson, Martínez-Torres Kenia Yoelis, Sánchez-Rodríguez Javier Mauricio, Sarmiento-Velasco German Andrey. Perinatal palliative care: challenges and priorities in comprehensive nursing care. Revista Cuidarte. 2026;17(1):e5415. https://doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.5415
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