Placental pathology reports: A qualitative study in a US university hospital setting on perceived clinical utility and areas for improvement.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore how placental pathology is currently used by clinicians and what placental information would be most useful in the immediate hours after delivery.

Study design

We used a qualitative study design to conduct in-depth, semi-structured interviews with obstetric and neonatal clinicians who provide delivery or postpartum care at an academic medical center in the US (n = 19). Interviews were transcribed and analyzed using descriptive content analysis.

Results

Clinicians valued placental pathology information yet cited multiple barriers that prevent the consistent use of pathology. Four main themes were identified. First, the placenta is sent to pathology for consistent reasons, however, the pathology report is accessed by clinicians inconsistently due to

SUBMITTER: Gallagher K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10249791 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature