TY - JOUR
T1 - Early antenatal counseling in the outpatient setting for high-risk pregnancies
T2 - a randomized control trial
AU - Fish, Rebecca
AU - Weber, Ashley
AU - Crowley, Moira
AU - March, Melissa
AU - Thompson, Cheryl
AU - Voos, Kristin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature America, Inc.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - Objectives: Determine if antenatal counseling delivered in the outpatient setting improves parental knowledge and satisfaction without contributing to anxiety. Study design: Randomized control trial at a large academic institution. Mothers at risk for preterm delivery were enrolled following routine maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) visits and randomized to early antenatal counseling of prematurity or standard counseling by MFM providers. The primary outcome was parental knowledge of prematurity. Secondary outcomes included parental satisfaction, anxiety scores, and compliance with recommended follow-up. Results: Seventy-six women were enrolled, 38 in each group. Early counseling group had higher knowledge scores (86.3 vs 64.3, p = <0.001) and parental satisfaction (p = 0.003). Anxiety scores were similar between the two groups (38.2 vs 40.4, p = 0.53). No difference was noted in compliance with follow-up. Conclusions: Antenatal counseling in the high-risk outpatient setting improved parental knowledge and satisfaction without leading to increased anxiety.
AB - Objectives: Determine if antenatal counseling delivered in the outpatient setting improves parental knowledge and satisfaction without contributing to anxiety. Study design: Randomized control trial at a large academic institution. Mothers at risk for preterm delivery were enrolled following routine maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) visits and randomized to early antenatal counseling of prematurity or standard counseling by MFM providers. The primary outcome was parental knowledge of prematurity. Secondary outcomes included parental satisfaction, anxiety scores, and compliance with recommended follow-up. Results: Seventy-six women were enrolled, 38 in each group. Early counseling group had higher knowledge scores (86.3 vs 64.3, p = <0.001) and parental satisfaction (p = 0.003). Anxiety scores were similar between the two groups (38.2 vs 40.4, p = 0.53). No difference was noted in compliance with follow-up. Conclusions: Antenatal counseling in the high-risk outpatient setting improved parental knowledge and satisfaction without leading to increased anxiety.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41372-021-00933-x
DO - 10.1038/s41372-021-00933-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 33510421
AN - SCOPUS:85099944521
SN - 0743-8346
VL - 41
SP - 1595
EP - 1604
JO - Journal of Perinatology
JF - Journal of Perinatology
IS - 7
ER -