Prenatal diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Parental counselling and support needs.

The impact of the uncertainty of outcome in this condition is tremendous and needs to be considered when providing prenatal care. After initial diagnosis, one should avoid speculation about the severity of the condition and outcome, and provide swift referral to a specialist centre expert in managing CDH. Provision of realistic and comprehensive information helps parents cope. Multidisciplinary and continuous support throughout the full trajectory, but also integrated psychosocial support should become standard-of-care.