Effect of Neonatal Outcome Estimates on Decision-Making Preferences of Mothers Facing Preterm Birth: A Randomized Clinical Trial

André Kidszun; Daniel Matheisl; Susanne Tippmann; Julia Inthorn; Seyed Hamidreza Mahmoudpour; Norbert W Paul; Eva Mildenberger

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0235

Effect of Neonatal Outcome Estimates on Decision-Making Preferences of Mothers Facing Preterm Birth: A Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA Pediatr. 2020 Jul 1;174(7):721-722. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0235.

Authors

André Kidszun¹, Daniel Matheisl^{1

2}, Susanne Tippmann¹, Julia Inthorn^{3

4}, Seyed Hamidreza Mahmoudpour^{5

6}, Norbert W Paul⁴, Eva Mildenberger¹

Affiliations

¹ Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Neonatology, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
² Center for Pediatrics, Department of Neonatology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
³ Center for Health Care Ethics, Hannover, Germany.
⁴ Institute for the History, Philosophy, and Ethics of Medicine, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
⁵ Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
⁶ Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

Abstract

This randomized clinical trial examines the effect of neonatal outcomes on the preferences for expectant German mothers for life-sustaining treatments.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Decision Making*
Double-Blind Method
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant, Extremely Premature*
Infant, Newborn
Male
Mothers / psychology*
Pregnancy
Premature Birth*
Retrospective Studies