TY - JOUR
T1 - Joint periviability counseling between neonatology and obstetrics is a rare occurrence
AU - Reed, Rachel
AU - Grossman, Tracy
AU - Askin, Gulce
AU - Gerber, Linda M.
AU - Kasdorf, Ericalyn
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature America, Inc.
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Objective: To investigate the frequency with which neonatal and maternal–fetal medicine (MFM) providers perform joint periviability counseling (JPC), compare content of counseling, and identify perceived barriers to JPC. Study design: An anonymous REDCap survey was e-mailed to members of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and to members of the Society for MFM. Results: There were 424 neonatal and 115 MFM participants. Fifty-two percent of neonatal and 35% of MFM respondents reported rarely/never performing JPC (p < 0.001), while 80% and 82%, respectively felt it would improve counseling. Content of counseling was similar, except for length of stay with 93% of neonatal vs. 85% of MFM respondents addressing this (p = 0.03). The majority (>60%) of respondents in both groups reported that clinical duties posed a significant/great barrier to JPC. Conclusion: JPC is recommended but infrequently performed, with both specialties interested in further collaboration to strengthen the counseling provided.
AB - Objective: To investigate the frequency with which neonatal and maternal–fetal medicine (MFM) providers perform joint periviability counseling (JPC), compare content of counseling, and identify perceived barriers to JPC. Study design: An anonymous REDCap survey was e-mailed to members of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and to members of the Society for MFM. Results: There were 424 neonatal and 115 MFM participants. Fifty-two percent of neonatal and 35% of MFM respondents reported rarely/never performing JPC (p < 0.001), while 80% and 82%, respectively felt it would improve counseling. Content of counseling was similar, except for length of stay with 93% of neonatal vs. 85% of MFM respondents addressing this (p = 0.03). The majority (>60%) of respondents in both groups reported that clinical duties posed a significant/great barrier to JPC. Conclusion: JPC is recommended but infrequently performed, with both specialties interested in further collaboration to strengthen the counseling provided.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41372-020-00796-8
DO - 10.1038/s41372-020-00796-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 32859941
AN - SCOPUS:85089978965
SN - 0743-8346
VL - 40
SP - 1789
EP - 1796
JO - Journal of Perinatology
JF - Journal of Perinatology
IS - 12
ER -