Online Information About Periviable Birth: Quality Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over 20,000 parents in the United States face the challenge of participating in decisions about whether to use life support for their infants born on the cusp of viability every year. Clinicians must help families grasp complex medical information about their baby's immediate prognosis as well as the risk for significant long-term morbidity. Patients faced with this decision want supplemental information and frequently seek medical information on the Internet. Empirical evidence about the quality of websites is lacking.

Objective

We sought to evaluate the quality of online information available about periviable birth and treatment options for infants born at the cusp of viability.

Methods

We read a counseling script to 20 pregnant participants that included

SUBMITTER: Haragan AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6716431 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature