Mirror Syndrome: A Reflection of Fetal Health

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Title: Mirror Syndrome: A Reflection of Fetal Health

Promenade Ballroom (Long Beach Convention Center)
Patricia A. Heale, DNP, RNC-OB, CNS , Women's Services, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX

Discipline: Childbearing (CB)

Learning Objectives:

Submission Description:
Mirror Syndrome can seriously affect maternal health and well-being. Maternal health and well-being truly is a mirror onto the condition of the fetus. As the fetal condition deteriorates so does the mothers', oftentimes occurring at gestations remote from delivery. This case study reports on the difficult decision to deliver due to maternal condition as opposed to continuing the pregnancy improving fetal odds.

The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.