Delivery Room Hospice

Authors

Lyndsey R. Garbi, The Regional NICU at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Westchester Medical Center - New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.
Shetal Shah, The Regional NICU at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Westchester Medical Center - New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.
Edmund F. La Gamma, The Regional NICU at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Westchester Medical Center - New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA. edmund_lagamma@nymc.edu.

Author Type(s)

Faculty

DOI

10.1111/apa.13497

Journal Title

Acta Paediatrica

First Page

1261

Last Page

1265

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2016

Abstract

UNLABELLED: Advances in perinatal science over the past five decades have reduced the practical 'threshold of viability' by approximately one week every 10 years such that survivors are expected as early as 22 weeks. Ethical standards regarding treatment of this periviable patient population remain enigmatic. CONCLUSION: We review limitations in the current ethical rationale for caring for these infants in the delivery room and introduce an alternative utilising a delivery room hospice care approach involving the administration of opioids.

Recommended Citation

Garbi, L. R., Shah, S., & La Gamma, E. F. (2016). Delivery Room Hospice. Acta Paediatrica, 105 (11), 1261-1265. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.13497