| National survey of obstetrician attitudes about timing the subsequent pregnancy after perinatal death. | |
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PMID: 20079478 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: After stillbirth or early infant death, parents often query when they can try for another pregnancy. We conducted a national survey of US obstetricians to assess attitudes about optimal timing of next pregnancy and advice given to parents. STUDY DESIGN: The study was an anonymous mail survey of 1500 randomly selected US obstetricians asking about physician experiences with perinatal death. RESULTS: In all, 804 of 1500 obstetricians completed the survey for a 54% usable response rate. Two-thirds of respondents endorsed a waiting time <6 months for parents bereaved by stillbirth who desired another pregnancy. CONCLUSION: Physicians in this national survey supported very short interpregnancy intervals for parents bereaved by perinatal death. Responses may reflect efforts to support parents emotionally while recognizing individuals vary in coping and clinical circumstances. However, this is a provocative finding since short intervals may confer greater fetal risks for poor outcome. |
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Authors:
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Katherine J Gold; Irving Leon; Mark C Chames |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-01-15 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Volume: 202 ISSN: 1097-6868 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-30 Completed Date: 2010-04-22 Revised Date: 2011-07-27 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370476 Medline TA: Am J Obstet Gynecol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 357.e1-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Copyright 2010 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1213, USA. ktgold@umich.edu |
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Adaptation, Psychological Attitude of Health Personnel* Bereavement Birth Intervals / psychology* Counseling Female Fetal Death Health Care Surveys Humans Male Middle Aged Obstetrics* Parents / psychology Physicians* Pregnancy Stillbirth / psychology* |
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K12 HD001438-08/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; K23 MH085882-02/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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