Perinatal Supportive & Palliative Care
Caring for Your Baby, Supporting Your Family
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center offers palliative care and grief support for families whose babies are diagnosed with life-limiting illness before or shortly after birth, through our Forget-Me-Not and Sunflower programs.
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If you have questions or would like support, our team is here to help. We can provide guidance, resources and compassionate care for you and your family.
Our Approach
When a baby is diagnosed with a serious condition before birth, our perinatal palliative care team is here to support your family with comfort, guidance and compassionate care.
Through our Forget-Me-Not program, we offer services and resources during pregnancy and throughout the time you have with your baby.
For newborns who may live longer, our Sunflower Program provides ongoing pediatric palliative care and support as you transition from the hospital to home or hospice. Both programs are available at no additional cost.
Our Services, Conditions and Treatments
Services
- Perinatal Palliative Care
- Spiritual Care
Perinatal Supportive & Palliative Care
101 W 8th Ave, West Tower, Third Floor, Spokane, Washington 99204
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Frequently Asked Questions
You may benefit from palliative care if you have a serious illness or face complex medical decisions.
Your palliative care team can:
- Help plan care for serious conditions such as cancer, heart disease, dementia and kidney failure
- Relieve discomfort and shortness of breath related to serious illness
- Support medical decisions and future care planning
If you or your family want to learn more about palliative care, ask your doctor or nurse for a referral. We offer inpatient and limited outpatient consultations to assess your goals of care and help manage symptoms such as pain, nausea, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, constipation and breathing difficulties.
Your palliative and supportive care team includes these and other health care professionals:
- Advanced practice providers
- Chaplains
- Nurse practitioners
- Palliative doctors
- Registered nurses
- Social workers
Palliative care is comfort care that may be provided at any time, from diagnosis through early or late stages of illness. Hospice care includes palliative care but is reserved for the last six months of life. Hospice care helps relieve pain and discomfort while improving quality of life.
Your care team will guide you through care options and available alternatives for you and your family.
Your doctor and specialists can help you understand your condition, treatment options and available support. They may recommend palliative care, or you can ask for a referral for a consultation.
Palliative care may help if you or a loved one are facing challenges such as:
- A diagnosis of a serious or life-limiting illness affecting major organs or body systems, such as the heart, brain, lungs, liver or kidneys.
- A condition that may shorten life expectancy or require complex, ongoing care.
- Questions about what to expect or uncertainty about the future.
- Difficulty making medical decisions and a need for support and guidance in understanding options.