n the mid-1990s, professionals and laypeo-ple began to openly discuss the need for an evidence base or best practice model related to neonatal palliative care. During that time, researchers in the field (Calhoun, Hoeldtke, Hinson, & Judge, 1997, Catlin, 1999; Catlin & Carter, 2000, 2002; Carter & Bhatia, 2001; Leuthner & Pierrucci, 2001) began thoughtful reflection, discourse, and scholarly publication about this subject. At the same time, researchers in the United States and abroad (Armentrout, 1986; Brinchmann, 2001; Hu-lac, 2001; Penticuff, 1988) were communicating about improved models of care for families of dying infants. To disseminate this knowledge to practitioners, the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital Resolve, through the Sharing Bereavement Program (Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, 2013), was established by Rana Limbo and Sarah Wheeler to educate caregivers in how to professionally respond to the dying infant and family.
展开▼
