Family support and media considerations with conjoined twins.

Semin Perinatol

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States. Electronic address:

Published: October 2018

Conjoined twins offer unique challenges for the family and medical care team including psychosocial stressors, religious dilemmas and public relation considerations. The involvement of social workers, child life specialists, chaplains and public relation experts is an important component in the care of conjoined twins. In this paper, we discuss the issues that could be encountered when supporting families with conjoined twins and strategies to address them.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.semperi.2018.07.017DOI Listing

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