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Prenatal counseling for extreme prematurity at the limit of viability: a scoping review
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  • L De Proost,
  • Rosa Geurtzen,
  • Hafez Ismaili M'hamdi,
  • Irwin Reiss,
  • Eric Steegers,
  • E.J.T. (Joanne) Verweij
L De Proost
Erasmus MC

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Rosa Geurtzen
Radboudumc
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Hafez Ismaili M'hamdi
Erasmus MC
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Irwin Reiss
Erasmus MC
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Eric Steegers
Erasmus MC
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E.J.T. (Joanne) Verweij
LUMC
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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.