Optimizing Family Counseling for Anticipated Extremely Preterm Delivery
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Conditions studied: Preterm Pregnancy, Premature Birth
In brief
Antenatal family counseling for anticipated extremely preterm deliveries remains ethically and practically challenging for maternal-fetal medicine specialists and neonatologists alike. The overall goal of this project is to improve antenatal counseling and counseling outcomes for families facing anticipated extremely preterm delivery through innovative, interdisciplinary simulation-based education for maternal fetal medicine specialists and neonatologists, using language preferred by families, and focusing on eliciting values and building partnerships through advanced communication and relational skills.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03819933
- Run by
- Boston Children's Hospital
- People needed
- 460
- Starts
- 2019-09-17
- Expected to finish
- 2027-02-28
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-12-16
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- English-proficient adult pregnant woman admitted between 22 0/7-25 6/7 weeks' estimated gestation for anticipated extremely preterm delivery and her adult partner (if available) for whom an antenatal neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) consultation was requested and performed
You may not qualify if…
- Non-English proficient
- Fetal congenital malformation(s)
- <18y old
- <22 0/7 or > 25 6/7 weeks' estimated gestation
- Repeat consultation
- Counseling MFM and Neonatology providers
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Practicing MFM or Neonatology provider (attending, fellow, resident, practitioner or RN) from the 3 participating sites: Brigham \& Women's Hospital (BWH), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), South Shore Hospital (SSH)
- Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Where it is running
- Boston Children's Hosptial — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)
- South Shore Hospital — Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)
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