Holistic Care Focused on Young Patients and Their Families

The Center for Pediatric Palliative Care at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital provides services focused on holistically helping children and their families.

Our Services Include:

• Managing and controlling pain
• Controlling symptoms, including:
  • Nausea
  • Shortness of breath
  • Fatigue
  • Constipation
  • Loss of appetite
  • Difficulty sleeping or agitation
• Providing prenatal consultations, which are vital for parents who become aware of life-threatening medical complications in their unborn child; our team helps parents form a comprehensive plan for labor, delivery and beyond
• Enabling enhanced communication between family members, doctors and staff
• Providing consultations through the
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), which supports critically ill infants and their families
  • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) consultations, which includes planning for long-term stays in the hospital
• Helping families to make informed decisions about medical care
• Providing access to nurse practitioners, social workers, art and music therapists, pharmacists, nutritionists, child life specialists and chaplains
• Offering bereavement support