英文摘要 |
This article describes the nursing experience based on the concept of perinatal hospice to assist the mother who chooses to terminate the pregnancy due to chromosomal abnormalities of the fetus at 18 weeks and 3 days. The care period was from April 15th to April 18th, 2018. The author collected data through observation, interviews, companionship, physical assessment, direct care, and telephone interview after returning home. The health problems were identified as (1) pain; (2) grief; and (3) low self-esteem. During the care period, family-centered care was provided based on the concept of perinatal hospice. Upon admission, multiple teams discussed with the mother and the husband to design a delivery care plan for increasing the sense of control over the delivery process. When the mother begins to feel labor pain, non-pharmacological pain management methods and body cleanliness maintenance were used to relieve labor pain and promote comfort; after birth, the nurse assisted family members with completing parental activities together; after the death of the fetus, assisted family with arranging funeral and grief consultations. After returning home, we continued to follow up the mother by telephone interview and sent a condolence card to help the mother express and vent her emotions and grieve. Finally, the mother accepted the fact that the fetus died and restored maternal confidence. It is recommended that the hospital should provide mother and their families a family-centered perinatal hospice care by multi-disciplinary team when the diagnosis was confirmed in the outpatient clinic, and to provide needed assistance to implement perinatal hospice care. |