Prenatal counseling for extreme prematurity at the limit of viability: a
scoping review
Abstract
This scoping review identifies characteristics of prenatal counseling
for extreme prematurity at the limit of viability. Embase, Medline, Web
of Science, Cochrane, CINAHL, and Google Scholar were searched. 47
articles were included. Almost half of them were published between 2018
and 2021. The following characteristics could be identified:
personalization, parent-physician relationships, shared decision-making,
bias, emotions and anxiety, psychosocial factors, parental values,
religion, spirituality and hope, quality of life, and uncertainty. A
trend in time towards personalization was also remarkable. However, more
research is needed on parental perspectives on personalizing prenatal
counseling.