A2 - The Ethical Importance Of Teaching The Weeks Of Fetal Development To Women Who Are Pregnant Or Desire To Be Pregnant, and What Happens When We Don’t

Title: A2 - The Ethical Importance Of Teaching The Weeks Of Fetal Development To Women Who Are Pregnant Or Desire To Be Pregnant, and What Happens When We Don’t

Disciplines: Advanced Practice (AP), Childbearing (CB), Newborn Care (N), Professional Issues (PI)

Learning Objectives:
  1. Review the physiology of fetal development.
  2. Discuss nursing interventions to improve prenatal educaton on fetal development and risks of prematurity in North America.
  3. Describe alternatives to neonatal resuscitation and NICU hospitalization for infants with life limiting conditions.
Submission Description:
When labor commences prior to 27 weeks, nurses frequently hear “please, save my baby!” Neonatal resuscitation and intensive care are offered to very premature newborns, often with little understanding by parents of potential long term outcomes. This session will review the science and ethics surrounding care of the extremely low birthweight newborn, the need for improved parental understanding of the weeks of fetal development and the essential role of nurses to educate parents using empirical evidence.
Monday, June 17, 2013: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Cheekwood GH (Gaylord Opryland)
Moderator:
Olufunke M. Olokode-Ilori, MBA, RNM, BSc, LCCE
Presenting Authors:
Christine Armigo, MSN, RNC-NIC, PHN , Anita Catlin, DNSc, FNP, FAAN and Charlotte Wool, PhD, APRN
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