Perspect Biol Med. 2020;63(3):526-531. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2020.0041.
Since the model of perinatal hospice was first proposed more than two decades ago, its growth has been exponential. Perinatal hospice, now also called perinatal palliative care, is a practical and compassionate model of care for those continuing a pregnancy following a prenatal diagnosis indicating that their baby has a life-limiting condition and might die before or shortly after birth. Well over 300 international perinatal hospice and palliative care programs have been created; many articles have been published in major medical journals; several textbooks and guides have now been published; protocols and training have been developed; and growing numbers of parents are choosing to continue their pregnancies when perinatal hospice care is offered. And now the idea has even reached Pope Francis.
自二十多年前首次提出围产期临终关怀模式以来，其发展呈指数级增长。围产期临终关怀，现在也称为围产期姑息治疗，是一种针对那些在产前诊断后继续妊娠的实用而富有同情心的护理模式，该诊断表明他们的婴儿患有生命有限的疾病，并可能在出生前或出生后不久死亡。已经创建了 300 多个国际围产期临终关怀和姑息治疗项目；许多文章已在主要医学期刊上发表；现在已经出版了几本教科书和指南；已经制定了方案和培训；越来越多的父母在提供围产期临终关怀时选择继续妊娠。现在这个想法甚至已经传到了教皇方济各那里。
