Promoting a Positive Relationship Between Physicians and Patients with Lyme Disease During Pregnancy and Parenthood.

Emma T Hickman, Meagan E Williams, Roberta L DeBiasi, Sarah B Mulkey

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Emma T HickmanZickler Family Prenatal Pediatrics Institute, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC 20010, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-7918-4152

Meagan E WilliamsZickler Family Prenatal Pediatrics Institute, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC 20010, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4346-0117

Roberta L DeBiasiDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC 20010, USA.

Sarah B MulkeyZickler Family Prenatal Pediatrics Institute, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC 20010, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8084-526X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with Lyme disease often face uncertainty when navigating the healthcare system during pregnancy and when seeking healthcare for their children exposed to Lyme disease in utero. Little is known about these families' experiences. This qualitative study explored the perspectives of 27 parents in the United States who had acute or chronic Lyme-related diagnoses while pregnant. Semi-structured interviews were coded and thematically analyzed. Six themes characterized positive patient-physician interactions: (1) validation of patient experiences, (2) transparency, (3) willingness to learn, (4) shared decision making, (5) empathy, and (6) continuity of care. These findings offer guidance for clinicians counseling patients facing prognostic uncertainty related to Lyme disease and similarly complex conditions.

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Lyme DiseaseParentsPhysician-Patient RelationsPregnancy Complications, InfectiousAdultFemaleHumansMalePhysiciansPregnancyQualitative ResearchUnited Statesin utero infectionLyme diseaseLyme infection-associated chronic illnesspatient–physician relationshippost-treatment Lyme diseasequalitative researchtick-borne disease

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PMID42075745

DOI10.3390/pathogens15040419

PMCPMC13118570

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