Preferred prenatal counselling at the limits of viability: a survey among Dutch perinatal professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 2010, intensive care can be offered in the Netherlands at 24⁺⁰ weeks gestation (with parental consent) but the Dutch guideline lacks recommendations on organization, content and preferred decision-making of the counselling. Our aim is to explore preferred prenatal counselling at the limits of viability by Dutch perinatal professionals and compare this to current care.

Methods

Online nationwide survey as part of the PreCo study (2013) amongst obstetricians and neonatologists in all Dutch level III perinatal care centers (n = 205).The survey regarded prenatal counselling at the limits of viability and focused on the domains of organization, content and decision-making in both current and preferred practice.

Results

One hundred twenty-two surv

SUBMITTER: Geurtzen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5751814 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature