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Prenatal consultation with a neonatologist prior to preterm delivery
1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Christiana Care Health Services, Newark, DE, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Objective:
Evaluate the usefulness of prenatal consultation with a neonatologist before preterm birth.
Study Design:
A questionnaire was administered to mothers 1 week before home discharge of their preterm infant in a single regional level III neonatal intensive care unit.
Results:
Sixty-seven mothers completed the questionnaire; 84% indicated the consult was useful and 71% were comforted by the consult. However, mothers < 30 weeks' gestation were less likely to be comforted after the consult compared to those > or = 30 weeks. Most frequently, mothers indicated that they were provided with too little detail about retinopathy of prematurity and intraventricular hemorrhage.
Conclusions:
Most mothers delivering a preterm infant describe the prenatal consultation with a neonatologist as useful. The majority of mothers are comforted by the information presented.

