Description/Overview: This session will review the current status of antenatal, perinatal and neonatal palliative care in the United States and Portugal. All the presenters conduct empiracal research in this area of end of life care. They will summarize the empirical research and will identify gaps in the current state of the science. Needs of the infant, families, and healthcare providers will be defined. Practical assistance in how to move a palliative care program (at the antenatal, birth or postnatal periods) forward, with referenced material, will be presented.

Learner Objective #1: 1. Delineate three components of successful perinatal palliative care program and make one plan for improvement of own program.

Learner Objective #2: 2. Identify current status of science supporting creation of environment supporting a loving life and death for the infant with life-limiting condition.