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. 2015 Mar;29(3):157-176.

We want what's best for our baby: Prenatal Parenting of Babies with Lethal Conditions

Denise Côté-Arsenault  1 , Heidi Krowchuk  1 , Wendasha Jenkins Hall  1 , Erin Denney-Koelsch  1
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We want what's best for our baby: Prenatal Parenting of Babies with Lethal Conditions

Denise Côté-Arsenault et al. J Prenat Perinat Psychol Health. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

This article reports on qualitative research into the experience of couples who chose to continue their pregnancies after receiving a lethal fetal diagnosis, and to embrace the parenting of their baby in the shortened time they have. This analysis of interview data is part of a larger research project describing parents' experiences of continuing pregnancy with a known lethal fetal diagnosis (LFD).

Keywords: LFD; lethal fetal diagnosis; prenatal parenting.

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