Citation: The Journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine. 2016 Feb 8, 1-10
Author: Geurtzen R, van Heijst AF, Babarao S, Molloy E, Draaisma JM, Hogeveen M
Abstract: There is no international consensus on content and process regarding antenatal counselling in extreme prematurity. The need for adequate training is increasingly recognized. This descriptive study evaluates current practice in antenatal counselling amongst European trainees using an online survey. Focussing on the process, the majority of respondents did not have a medical consensus guideline. Seven percent of the trainees received some formal training. Focussing on the content, about half of the subjects did not mention any statistics about mortality.
CONCLUSION: we observed wide variation in actual content and organisation in antenatal counselling in Europe amongst European trainees in neonatology.
KEYWORDS: antenatal counselling; limits of viability; prematurity
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