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PERINATAL HOSPICE: AN IMPORTANT OPTION FOR FAMILIES CONTINUING PREGNANCIES WITH LETHAL FETAL ABNORMALITIES

REINHARD, ANN
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1120676063

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2005, MS, University of Cincinnati, Allied Health Sciences : Genetic Counseling.
Objective(s): To evaluate hospice support services received by families whose fetus was diagnosed prenatally with a lethal condition. Study Design: Subjects were women who used the perinatal hospice program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Ten subjects and three controls (women who experienced perinatal loss but did not receive hospice) were interviewed by telephone with questions regarding their demographics, the index pregnancy, their infant, and their level of satisfaction with perinatal care. Results: Subjects were satisfied with perinatal hospice. They especially appreciated the follow up care and the support provided to their husbands, partners, and children. Subjects exhibited slightly healthier emotional coping than controls as measured by the Perinatal Grief Scale (PGS)1,2 and when compared to other studies utilizing the PGS. Conclusion: This study provides preliminary evidence that perinatal hospice is a valuable source of support for families who are coping with the prenatal diagnosis of a lethal disorder.
Martha Walker (Advisor)
16 p.
perinatal hospice; grief; pregnancy loss; fetal abnormality; prenatal diagnosis

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  • REINHARD, A. (2005). PERINATAL HOSPICE: AN IMPORTANT OPTION FOR FAMILIES CONTINUING PREGNANCIES WITH LETHAL FETAL ABNORMALITIES [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1120676063

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • REINHARD, ANN. PERINATAL HOSPICE: AN IMPORTANT OPTION FOR FAMILIES CONTINUING PREGNANCIES WITH LETHAL FETAL ABNORMALITIES. 2005. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1120676063.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • REINHARD, ANN. "PERINATAL HOSPICE: AN IMPORTANT OPTION FOR FAMILIES CONTINUING PREGNANCIES WITH LETHAL FETAL ABNORMALITIES." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1120676063

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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