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When your developing baby is facing a life-changing, life-threatening or life-limiting illness while in the womb, Yale New Haven Hospital’s Perinatal Palliative Care program is here to support you, your baby and your family. Our team respects the decisions you make for your baby’s care.
Perinatal palliative care strives to enhance the quality of life through compassionate, culturally sensitive and individualized care. Our team of experts works with you to help you and your family prepare for your baby’s serious or life-limiting condition. Together, we develop a plan to support your wishes and to celebrate the life of your child.
Your family will receive palliative care beginning with your baby’s medical diagnosis and will continue throughout your pregnancy, delivery and postnatal period. These services are provided at no additional cost and may occur in all care areas including potentially your home. It is never too late to receive palliative care.
Additional specialized bereavement support may include:
Pregnancy can be a time of great excitement, anticipation and joy. It can also be overwhelming as you adjust to your new role, make parenting decisions and feel exhausted. The Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) Maternal Wellness Program is here to help you sort through these emotions and stressors. Our program’s licensed clinical social worker will provide you with support through your journey as a mother, to find relief from stress and any symptoms of perinatal mood, and anxiety disorders (PMAD) that may be present.
Yale New Haven Health is proud to be affiliated with the prestigious Yale University and its highly ranked Yale School of Medicine.
