Professionals' preferences in prenatal counseling at the limits of viability: a nationwide qualitative Dutch study.

ABSTRACT: Prenatal counseling practices at the limits of viability do vary, and constructing a counseling framework based on guidelines, professional and parental preferences, might achieve more homogeneity. We aimed to gain insight into professionals' preferences on three domains of counseling, particularly content, organization, and decision making and their influencing factors. A qualitative, nationwide in-depth exploration among Dutch perinatal professionals by semi-structured interviews in focus groups was performed. Regarding content of prenatal counseling, preparing parents on the short-term situation (delivery room care) and revealing their perspectives on "quality of life" were considered important. Parents should be informed on the kind of decision, on the difficulty of individual outcome

SUBMITTER: Geurtzen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5511326 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature