ArticleObstetrics and gynecology2010
Providing advice to parents for women at acutely high risk of periviable delivery.
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- Pooled it
- Counselling about the Risk of Preterm Delivery: A Systematic Review.BioMed research international · 2017Pooled it
- Evaluating the Use of a Decision Aid for Parents Facing Extremely Premature Delivery: A Randomized Trial.The Journal of pediatrics · 2019Trial
- Supporting parents' emotional and mental health in the antenatal consultation.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025Review
- Development of a checklist for evaluation of shared decision-making in consultation for extremely preterm delivery.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025Article
- "It feels like you have to choose one or the other": a qualitative analysis of obstetrician focus groups on periviability counseling.Journal of perinatal medicine · 2024Article
- A Patient Interview-Based Needs Assessment and Evaluation of Experiences with Periviable Pregnancies.Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2024Article
- Qualitative analysis of mothers' perception related to the delivery of information regarding preterm births.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Antenatal consultation and deliberation: adapting to parental preferences.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2023Article
- Words matter: exploring communication between parents and neonatologists.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2022Article
- Individualised decision making: interpretation of risk for extremely preterm infants-a survey of UK neonatal professionals.Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition · 2022Article
- User-testing of a decision-support tool for parents facing threatened periviable delivery: The Periviable GOALS decision aid.Patient education and counseling · 2021Article
- Periviability Decision-Making: Assessing Provider Characteristics and Cognitive Traits.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- Online Information About Periviable Birth: Quality Assessment.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2019Article
- Temporal Themes in Periviable Birth: A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Experiences.Maternal and child health journal · 2019Article
- Prospective parents' perspectives on antenatal decision making for the anticipated birth of a periviable infant.The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2019Article
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- Virtual Antenatal Encounter and Standardized Simulation Assessment (VANESSA): Pilot Study.JMIR serious games · 2018Article
- Preferred prenatal counselling at the limits of viability: a survey among Dutch perinatal professionals.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
- Prenatal (non)treatment decisions in extreme prematurity: evaluation of Decisional Conflict and Regret among parents.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo better understand preferred approaches that health care professionals could use when caring for parents who are at risk of giving birth to an extremely premature infant.
methodsWomen who were at high risk of having a periviable birth were recruited from three tertiary care hospitals with level 3 neonatal intensive care units. These women, as well as their partners, physicians, and nurses underwent structured interviews both before and after delivery. Interviews were analyzed for advice that was provided to health care professionals who could be involved in the future counseling of antenatal patients at high risk of periviable delivery.
resultsForty women, 14 fathers, and 52 health care providers participated in the interview process. Two main themes were identified--namely, the fundamental importance of information provision and support. Nevertheless, although all participants agreed about the importance of these actions, several areas of discordance among participants were noted. Nearly one third of parents emphasized the importance of "hope"; 60% and 45% recommended the provision of supplementary written and Internet materials, respectively. In contrast, most health care providers expressed the importance of "objectivity," and only 15% and 5% thought written or Internet materials, respectively, were desirable, given the concern that supplementary information sources could be misleading.
conclusionBoth patients and providers agree about the centrality of information provision and emotional support for women at risk of periviable delivery. This study not only elucidates preferred approaches and methods by which this information and support could be optimized, but also shows pitfalls that, if not avoided, may impair the relationship between provider and patient.
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