Optimizing Family Counseling for Anticipated Extremely Preterm Delivery

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-99
SponsorBoston Children's Hospital

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Pregnant women and their partners

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

Disqualifiers

Non-English proficient

Fetal congenital malformation(s)

<18y old

<22 0/7 or > 25 6/7 weeks' estimated gestation

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Educational intervention

Treatment groups

460 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Boston Children's Hospital

Lead sponsor

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Collaborator

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Collaborator

South Shore Hospital

Collaborator