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From compassion to action: perinatal palliative care at the Bonifratres Medical Centre (2014-2023) - part one

Katarzyna A Urbanska1, Anna Jarosz-Lesz2, Magdalena Wasek-Buko2,3

  • 1Neonatal Unit, BCM The Guardian Angels Hospital of the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God in Katowice, Poland. kasiaurbanskaaa@gmail.com.

Ginekologia Polska
|September 12, 2025
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Perinatal palliative care, a specialized support model, aids families facing lethal fetal anomalies. This model ensures continuous care from prenatal diagnosis through delivery and beyond, offering crucial support during a difficult time.

Area of Science:

  • Perinatal medicine
  • Palliative care
  • Medical ethics

Background:

  • Prenatal diagnostics increasingly identify lethal fetal conditions.
  • Diagnosing such conditions is a traumatic experience for families.
  • Perinatal palliative care (perinatal hospice) offers specialized support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a perinatal and postnatal care model.
  • To highlight the importance of continuous palliative care.
  • To analyze a decade of operational protocol.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of a perinatal palliative care protocol.
  • Ten years of operational data from a specific medical center.
  • Focus on care continuity from prenatal to postnatal stages.

Main Results:

  • Established a comprehensive perinatal and postnatal care model.
  • Demonstrated the effectiveness of integrated palliative care.
  • Provided support to families in the Silesian agglomeration.

Conclusions:

  • Perinatal palliative care is vital for families with lethal fetal anomalies.
  • Continuous care by a single team improves family support.
  • The model spans prenatal diagnosis, delivery, and post-neonatal care.
Abstract

Keywords:
family — centered careinterdisciplinare caredlethal fethal anomaliesneonatal careperinatal hospiceperinatal palliative care

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