What is the Purpose of Antenatal Counseling?

In this volume of The Journal, Kharrat et al report the results of a systematic review designed to explore parental expectations and preferences regarding communication and decision-making for infants born extremely premature.1 I'd like to highlight 2 important points from their paper. The first focuses on the main findings of their review. In 19 published articles that met their inclusion criteria, they found, unsurprisingly, that parents want information about anticipated chances of survival and about long-term prognosis.

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