Perspect Biol Med. 2020;63(3):549-552. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2020.0046.
Doctors often focus on the science of medicine involved in matters of reproductive health and childbirth, at times to the exclusion of the psychosocial and spiritual dimensions of health. Pregnancy and childbirth are clothed in mystery when it comes to the question of why a pregnancy goes well or is fraught with complications. And while explanations may abound in this age of increasing genetic understanding, the meaning attached to these matters is beyond the scope of medicine alone-especially when the newborn's very survival is in question. Perinatal palliative care can bring solace to such troubling realities.
医生通常专注于与生殖健康和分娩相关的医学科学，有时会忽略健康的心理社会和精神层面。当涉及到为什么一个怀孕顺利或充满并发症的问题时，怀孕和分娩就充满了神秘色彩。虽然在这个遗传理解日益增加的时代，解释可能很多，但这些问题的意义超出了医学的范畴——尤其是当新生儿的生存受到威胁时。围产期姑息治疗可以给这些令人困扰的现实带来安慰。
