title: 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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We observed wide variation in actual content and organization in antenatal counseling in Europe amongst European trainees in neonatology.
authors: a Radboudumc Amalia Children's Hospital , Nijmegen , The Netherlands .
authors: Rosa
authors: R
authors: Geurtzen
authors: a Radboudumc Amalia Children's Hospital , Nijmegen , The Netherlands .
authors: Arno Fj
authors: AF
authors: van Heijst
authors: b Wirral University Teaching Hospitals , Merseyside , UK .
authors: Srinivasarao
authors: S
authors: Babarao
authors: c Royal College of Surgeons , Dublin , Ireland , and.|d National Maternity Hospital , Dublin , Ireland.
authors: Eleanor
authors: E
authors: Molloy
authors: a Radboudumc Amalia Children's Hospital , Nijmegen , The Netherlands .
authors: Jos Mt
authors: JM
authors: Draaisma
authors: a Radboudumc Amalia Children's Hospital , Nijmegen , The Netherlands .
authors: Marije
authors: M
authors: Hogeveen
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D062071:Infant, Extremely Premature; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009359:Neonatology / Q000193:education*; D010290:Parents; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Antenatal counseling; limits of viability; prematurity