Optimizing Family Counseling for Anticipated Extremely Preterm Delivery

Description

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.

Conditions

Preterm Pregnancy, Premature Birth

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

Optimizing Family Counseling for Anticipated Extremely Preterm Delivery

Optimizing Family Counseling for Anticipated Extremely Preterm Delivery

Condition
Preterm Pregnancy
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Boston

Boston Children's Hosptial, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

Boston

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

Weymouth

South Shore Hospital, Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States, 02190

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 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
  • * Non-English proficient
  • * Fetal congenital malformation(s)
  • * \<18y old
  • * \<22 0/7 or \> 25 6/7 weeks' estimated gestation
  • * Repeat consultation
  • 2. Counseling MFM and Neonatology providers

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 99 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Boston Children's Hospital,

Christy Cummings, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Boston Children's Hospital

Study Record Dates

2025-06-01