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Grant C, Gephart SM, Rattray N. Mothers' Internet Journeys Through Social, Health Care, and Virtual Systems When Congenital Anomalies Are Diagnosed In Utero. Nurs Womens Health 2024:S1751-4851(24)00089-8. [PMID: 38768646 DOI: 10.1016/j.nwh.2024.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To examine mothers' internet usage, in conjunction with social, health care, and virtual peer support navigations, when congenital anomalies were diagnosed in utero. DESIGN Qualitative descriptive, consisting of semistructured interviews. SETTING Interview data were collected over Zoom; mothers participated from locations of their choosing. PARTICIPANTS Mothers of neonates discharged postoperatively from NICUs for uterine-diagnosed congenital anomalies. The sample was purposefully recruited from private Facebook groups for parents of children with congenital anomalies. INTERVENTION/MEASUREMENTS Analysis was done with deductive coding using concepts from the systems engineering initiative for patient safety theory. The a priori codes were health care, social, journey-benefit, journey-risk, task, and technology. RESULTS Twenty-two mothers signed up for an interview; 12 completed an interview, and 10 did not. The majority (n = 8, 66%) were White, had a bachelor's or graduate degree (n = 7, 58%) and were between 24 and 33 years of age (n = 8, 66%). Nine themes emerged: (a) Providers cautioned searching for diagnosis information but encouraged private Facebook groups for peer support, (b) Mothers' inquiries for their own care are lacking, (c) Search for information while recognizing parent-partner's coping differences, (d) Pace information from friends and family with patience and appreciation, (e) Manage inquiries from friends and family with group sharing, (f) Private Facebook groups provide a means of receiving and giving peer support, (g) Exposure to difficult stories on Facebook is a risk of stress, (h) Select a NICU, learn about their children's diagnoses, participate in virtual peer support, and (i) Device features frame search strategies. CONCLUSION Mothers reflected on the internet as a burden and a source of support in their health care journeys. The ubiquity of internet access calls for mothers to include in their health care journeys the complexities of managing time spent on the internet.
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Agrawal S, Hobson EV, Hart AR. Family experiences of antenatal counselling of spina bifida: a systematic review. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2023; 109:59-64. [PMID: 37433589 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-325391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To describe families' experiences of antenatal counselling of spina bifida. DESIGN Systematic review. METHODS MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Embase databases were searched using a combination of Medical Subject Headings and text/abstract terms. Case reports, survey results and qualitative interview data were included. The quality of research was evaluated using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklist. RESULTS 8 papers were included. Families described shock and grief at diagnosis, with some immediately offered termination of pregnancy (TOP) even though they knew little about the condition. Positive and negative aspects of care were found. Teams that were gentle, kind and empathetic, who did not use jargon, and highlighted positive and negative aspects of the baby's life were seen favourably. Callous language, and overly negative or incorrect counselling was not, particularly if there was pressure to agree to TOP. Families based their decisions on how they would cope, the effect on siblings and the baby's likely quality of life. Prenatal surgery was viewed positively. The views of families who chose TOP, were happy with their care, partners, families, and the LGBTQ+ community were under-represented in the literature. CONCLUSIONS Unlike other conditions where limited data on outcome exist or the spectrum is genuinely broad, the outcomes of children with spina bifida is well described. Poor aspects of antenatal counselling were described frequently by families, and further work is needed to capture the full spectrum of views on antenatal counselling, how it can be improved, and what training and resources healthcare professionals need to perform it better.
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- Shreya Agrawal
- The University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Neurology, The University of Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, Sheffield, UK
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Fabelo C, He H, Lim FY, Atzinger C, Wong B. Factors impacting surgical decision making between prenatal and postnatal repair for myelomeningocele. Prenat Diagn 2021; 42:27-36. [PMID: 34931327 DOI: 10.1002/pd.6080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine factors influencing patients to choose prenatal or postnatal repair of their child's myelomeningocele (MMC) when both treatment options are offered. METHODS We distributed a retrospective survey via email and social media to parents of children with MMC who were offered both prenatal and postnatal surgery as intervention options. RESULTS A total of 127 surveys met all inclusion criteria. The majority of responders considered partner's opinion (85%), maternal risks of prenatal surgery (71%), and risk for preterm labor (76%) as influencers. Financially, the costs of childcare (39.4% postnatal, 13.8% prenatal, p = 0.002), relocation (57.6% postnatal, 36.2% prenatal, p = 0.019), and travel (51.5% postnatal, 33% prenatal, p = 0.033) were more influential for the postnatal group while insurance coverage (36.4% postnatal, 68.1% prenatal, p = 0.003) was more influential to the prenatal group. Of the medical factors, the consideration of maternal risk for transfusion was different between surgical groups (39.4% postnatal, 18.1% prenatal, p = 0.015). The open responses suggest that both surgical groups found the quality of life for the baby to be significant to their decision-making. CONCLUSIONS These findings should guide providers to tailor counseling to patient's needs. Comprehensive counseling should include information on financial resources, referral to financial counselors, and psychosocial support services.
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- Corrie Fabelo
- College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Cincinnati Children's Fetal Care Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Cincinnati Children's Fetal Care Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Church PT, Castillo H, Castillo J, Berndl A, Brei T, Heuer G, Howell LJ, Merkens M. Prenatal counseling: Guidelines for the care of people with spina bifida. J Pediatr Rehabil Med 2021; 13:461-466. [PMID: 33285644 PMCID: PMC7838969 DOI: 10.3233/prm-200735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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As the diagnosis of Spina Bifida (SB) is often made prenatally, SB-specific prenatal counseling is needed. It is essential to provide information about medical care and lifelong impact of this diagnosis, treatment options available to women carrying fetuses affected, and resources that will assist in the care of individuals with SB. This article outlines the SB Prenatal Counseling Guidelines from the 2018 Spina Bifida Association's Fourth Edition of the Guidelines for the Care of People with Spina Bifida and acknowledges that further research in SB prenatal counseling is warranted.
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- Paige Terrien Church
- Department of Newborn and Developmental Paediatrics, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Newborn and Developmental Paediatrics, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital/BMC, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Newborn and Developmental Paediatrics, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital/BMC, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Newborn and Developmental Paediatrics, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Developmental Pediatrics, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Developmental Pediatrics, Portland, Oregon Health and Science University, OR, USA
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Crombag N, Sacco A, Stocks B, De Vloo P, van der Merwe J, Gallagher K, David A, Marlow N, Deprest J. 'We did everything we could'- a qualitative study exploring the acceptability of maternal-fetal surgery for spina bifida to parents. Prenat Diagn 2021; 41:910-921. [PMID: 34228835 PMCID: PMC7613560 DOI: 10.1002/pd.5996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Objective To explore the concepts and strategies parents employ when considering maternal-fetal surgery (MFS) as an option for the management of spina bifida (SB) in their fetus, and how this determines the acceptability of the intervention. Methods A two-centre interview study enrolling parents whose fetuses with SB were eligible for MFS. To assess differences in acceptability, parents opting for MFS (n = 24) were interviewed at three different moments in time: prior to the intervention, directly after the intervention and 3-6 months after birth. Parents opting for termination of pregnancy (n = 5) were interviewed only once. Themes were identified and organised in line with the framework of acceptability. Results To parents opting for MFS, the intervention was perceived as an opportunity that needed to be taken. Feelings of parental responsibility drove them to do anything in their power to improve their future child’s situation. Expectations seemed to be realistic yet were driven by hope for the best outcome. None expressed decisional regret at any stage, despite substantial impact and, at times, disappointing outcomes. For the small group of participants, who decided to opt for termination of pregnancy (TOP), MFS was not perceived as an intervention that substantially could improve the quality of their future child’s life. Conclusion Prospective parents opting for MFS were driven by their feelings of parental responsibility. They recognise the fetus as their future child and value information and care focusing on optimising the child’s future health. In the small group of parents opting for TOP, MFS was felt to offer insufficient certainty of substantial improvement in quality of life and the perceived severe impact of SB drove their decision to end the pregnancy.
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- Neeltje Crombag
- Department of Development and Regeneration Cluster Woman and Child, Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute of Women's Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute of Women's Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Development and Regeneration Cluster Woman and Child, Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division Woman and Child, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute of Women's Health, University College London, London, UK.,National Institutes for Health, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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- Department of Development and Regeneration Cluster Woman and Child, Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute of Women's Health, University College London, London, UK.,National Institutes for Health, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute of Women's Health, University College London, London, UK.,National Institutes for Health, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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- Department of Development and Regeneration Cluster Woman and Child, Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute of Women's Health, University College London, London, UK.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division Woman and Child, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Wilson RD. Letter: Understanding and Supporting Children with Congenital Anomalies and Disabilities. JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY CANADA 2021; 43:812-813. [PMID: 34253303 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2021.02.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- R Douglas Wilson
- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
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Hautier S, Kermorvant E, Khen-Dunlop N, de Wailly D, Beauquier B, Corroenne R, Milani G, Bonnet D, James S, Vinit N, Blanc T, Aigrain Y, Colmant C, Salomon L, Ville Y, Stirnemann J. [Prenatal path of care following the diagnosis of a malformation for which a novel prenatal therapy is available]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 49:172-179. [PMID: 33166705 DOI: 10.1016/j.gofs.2020.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Fetal therapy is part of the available care offer for several severe malformations. The place of these emergent prenatal interventions in the prenatal path of care is poorly known. The objective of this study is to describe the decision-making process of patients facing the option of an emergent in utero intervention. METHODS We have conducted a retrospective monocentric descriptive study in the department of maternal-fetal medicine of Necker Hospital. We collected data regarding eligibility or not for fetal surgery and the pregnancy outcomes of patients referred for myelomeningocele, diaphragmatic hernia, aortic stenosis and low obstructive uropathies. RESULTS All indications combined, 70% of patients opted for fetal surgery. This rate was lower in the case of myelomeningocele with 21% consent, than in the other pathologies: 69% for diaphragmatic hernias, 90% for aortic stenoses and 76% for uropathy. When fetal intervention was declined, the vast majority of patients opted for termination of pregnancy: 86%. In 14% of the considering fetal surgery, the patient was referred too far. CONCLUSION The acceptance rate for fetal surgeries depends on condition. It offers an additional option and is an alternative for couples for which termination of pregnancy (TOP) is not an option. Timely referral to an expert center allows to discuss the place of a fetal intervention and not to deprive couples of this possibility.
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- S Hautier
- Maternité et médecine fœtale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Maternité et médecine fœtale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Maternité et médecine fœtale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Maternité et médecine fœtale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Maternité et médecine fœtale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Maternité et médecine fœtale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Maternité et médecine fœtale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Maternité et médecine fœtale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Maternité et médecine fœtale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Maternité et médecine fœtale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Maternité et médecine fœtale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Maternité et médecine fœtale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Maternité et médecine fœtale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Maternité et médecine fœtale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Maternité et médecine fœtale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Maternité et médecine fœtale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France.
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