Perinatal hospice supports families of babies with fatal conditions

Nurse Mary Peroutka leads the perinatal hospice program at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, Md., helping parents who choose to continue a pregnancy after learning their baby has a fatal condition. She helps families create a plan of care to make the most of the time the baby has with the family after birth.

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This story published in ANA SmartBrief on 11/04/2009





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