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Perinatal Hospice: A Story of Support

From: Miles Eddy
Length: 05:30

Thousands of parents a year are faced with making informed decisions when their unborn baby has an uncertain outcome due to birth defects and other life threatening problems. Comprehensive support to families is a growing need. Read the full description.

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Playing: Perinatal Hospice: A Story of Support
From: Miles Eddy

Default-piece-image-1 When the health of an unborn baby is in question, families find it difficult to know where to turn for support. Families get a diagnosis and have few options. One is to terminate, or to carry the baby to term, and if they carry the baby to term there’s no support in-between the diagnosis and the delivery and they have no idea what’s going to happen at delivery. What the Fetal Concerns Program will do is help with participatory grieving and support through the rest of their pregnancy, and help to make a plan for the actual birth, delivery, and death of their baby. Independent producer Miles Eddy spoke with Fetal Concerns Program representatives Annette LeBel, registered nurse and the Perinatal Loss Coordinator at the University of Colorado Hospital, and Nancy English, PhD, RN, and the Palliative Care Nurse at The Children’s Hospital in Denver.

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Piece Description

When the health of an unborn baby is in question, families find it difficult to know where to turn for support. Families get a diagnosis and have few options. One is to terminate, or to carry the baby to term, and if they carry the baby to term there’s no support in-between the diagnosis and the delivery and they have no idea what’s going to happen at delivery. What the Fetal Concerns Program will do is help with participatory grieving and support through the rest of their pregnancy, and help to make a plan for the actual birth, delivery, and death of their baby. Independent producer Miles Eddy spoke with Fetal Concerns Program representatives Annette LeBel, registered nurse and the Perinatal Loss Coordinator at the University of Colorado Hospital, and Nancy English, PhD, RN, and the Palliative Care Nurse at The Children’s Hospital in Denver.

Broadcast History

11/16/05 - KRZA, 88.7 FM Alamosa/Taos

This is segment 2 of 4 of the half hour show "Intersect Perinatal Hospice", which as of 11/10/05 has not been aired.

Transcript

HOST LEAD (optional) (0:21):
Having a baby is usually a joyful moment for parents. But when the health of their baby is in question, families find it difficult to know where to turn for support. Independent producer Miles Eddy recently spoke with some medical professionals who have created a program to provide comprehensive support to expectant parents.

MILES:
Thousands of parents a year are faced with making informed decisions when their unborn baby has an uncertain outcome due to birth defects and other life threatening problems. The Fetal Concerns Program in Denver, Colorado, provides comprehensive care and support when pregnancy is complicated by concerns of fetal abnormalities. I spoke with representatives Annette LeBel, registered nurse and the Perinatal Loss Coordinator at the University of Colorado Hospital, and Nancy English, PhD, RN, and the Palliative Care Nurse at Th...
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OPTIONAL HOST LEAD (Audio in Attachments)
"Having a baby is usually a joyful moment for parents. But when the health of their baby is in question, families find it difficult to know where to turn for support. Independent producer Miles Eddy recently spoke with some medical professionals who have created a program to provide comprehensive support to expectant parents."