Attitudes & practices surrounding pregnancy post heart transplant among pediatric providers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many pediatric heart transplant (HT) recipients reach adulthood and may be interested in family planning; there is little data regarding safety of pregnancy post HT and clinicians' opinions differ. Pediatric HT clinicians are instrumental in early counseling. Thus, a better understanding of pediatric HT clinicians' practices regarding family planning and how well aligned these practices are with adult transplant centers is essential.

Methods

We conducted a confidential, web-based survey of pediatric HT clinicians in fall 2021. We summarized and compared answers using Fisher's exact test.

Results

The survey was sent to 53 United States-based HT directors and to the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation and Pediatric Heart Transplant Societ

SUBMITTER: Collins MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10567538 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature