Joint periviability counseling between neonatology and obstetrics is a rare occurrence
Rachel Reed1,2, Tracy Grossman3,4, Gulce Askin5
1Division of Newborn Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. Rachel.reed@mountsinai.org.
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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