Title
Facilitating Milk Donation in the Context of Perinatal Palliative Care.
Author ORCiD Identifier
Spatz: 0000-0001-7316-6616
Publication Title
Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN / NAACOG
Document Type
Article
PubMed ID
29179003
Abstract
The option to donate milk within the context of perinatal palliative care allows pregnant women to be involved in medical decision making before birth. In this article we examine how a perinatal bereavement program engages women and families in the process of milk donation when the deaths of their newborns are anticipated. We include two case examples to offer insight into the complexities within the patient experience of milk donation after perinatal loss.
Keywords
Bereavement, Breast Feeding, Decision Making, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Milk, Human, Mothers, Palliative Care, Perinatal Care, Professional-Family Relations, Tissue Donors, Tissue and Organ Procurement
DOI
10.1016/j.jogn.2017.11.002
Publication Date
7-1-2018
Citation
Cole, J., Schwarz, J., Farmer, M., Coursey, A., Duren, S., Rowlson, M., Prince, J., Oser, M., & Spatz, D. (2018). Facilitating Milk Donation in the Context of Perinatal Palliative Care.. Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN / NAACOG, 47 (4), 564-570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2017.11.002
