Dobbs-driven expansion of perinatal palliative care: a scoping review of the evidence and its limits.

ABSTRACT: As abortion care restrictions increase, a growing population is continuing pregnancies complicated by life-limiting fetal conditions, making it more critical than ever to evaluate the state of the evidence in perinatal palliative care (PPC). Perinatal palliative care provides interdisciplinary, person-centered care, integrating medical management with psychosocial and bereavement support to enable values-driven decision-making. This scoping review evaluates US-based evidence on the safety, effectiveness, acceptability, and equity of PPC, assessing how these findings relate to growing abortion restrictions. Analysis of 13 studies found that US PPC programs are understudied, with limited evidence on maternal health and neonatal comfort outcomes. Studies lacked use rates for all eligible indi

SUBMITTER: Wilpers AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12043006 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature