Practices in antenatal counseling for extremely premature infants amongst European trainees

Abstract

There is no international consensus on content and process regarding antenatal counseling in extreme prematurity. The need for adequate training is increasingly recognized. This descriptive study evaluates current practice in antenatal counseling amongst European trainees using an online survey. Focusing on the process, the majority of respondents did not have a medical consensus guideline. Seven percent of the trainees received some formal training. Focusing on the content, about half of the subjects did not mention any statistics about mortality. CONCLUSION: We observed wide variation in actual content and organization in antenatal counseling in Europe amongst European trainees in neonatology.