The Periviable Birth Plan

Albany Medical College

Status: Unknown

Conditions: PreTerm Birth; PTSD; Parturition Complication as Antepartum Condition; Pregnancy, High Risk; Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Periviable Birth Plan

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03061864

4622

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pregnant women who are at risk of delivering their infants in the periviable period can suffer a large amount of stress and anxiety. Moreover, many women feel a loss of control over their own pregnancy. There is some evidence that more counseling and planning can help reduce maternal stress and anxiety. Patients at risk of delivering in the periviable period will be randomized to either receive standard counselling or to complete the periviable birth plan.

Enrollment: 54 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years old.
• Currently Pregnant
• High risk of pre-term birth in the periviable period 20+0 to 25+6 wga

Exclusion criteria

• Intrauterine Fetal Demise (prior to admission)
• Inability to read or communicate in english

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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54 participants in 2 patient groups

Standard Counseling

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients at risk of delivery between 20 and 25+6 weeks gestation will receive the normal counseling from Ob/gyn and Neonatology.

Periviable Birth Plan

Experimental group

Description:

Patients at risk of delivery between 20 and 25+6 weeks gestation will receive the normal counseling from Ob/gyn and Neonatology with completion of the written periviable birth plan.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Periviable Birth Plan