Offering induction of labor for 22-week premature rupture of membranes: a survey of obstetricians

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2015-08
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Objective: To describe obstetricians’ induction counseling practices for 22-week preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) and identify provider characteristics associated with offering induction. Methods: Surveyed 295 obstetricians on their likelihood (0–10) of offering induction for periviable PPROM across 10 vignettes. Twenty-two-week vignettes were analyzed, stratified by parental resuscitation preference. Bivariate analyses identified physician characteristics associated with reported likelihood ratings. Results: Obstetricians (N=205) were not likely to offer induction. Median ratings by preference were as follows: resuscitation 1.0, uncertain 1.0 and comfort care 3.0. Only 41% of obstetricians were likely to offer induction to patients desiring comfort care. In addition, several provider-level factors, including practice region, parenting status and years in practice, were significantly associated with offering induction. Conclusions: Obstetricians do not readily offer induction when counseling patients with 22-week ruptured membranes, even when patients prefer palliation. This may place women at risk for infectious complications without accruing a neonatal benefit from prolonged latency.

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McKenzie, F., & Tucker Edmonds, B. (2015). Offering induction of labor for 22-week premature rupture of membranes: a survey of obstetricians. Journal of Perinatology, 35(8), 553–557. http://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2015.43
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This publication was made possible in part by Grant Number KL2 TR000163 (A. Shekhar, PI) from the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Clinical and Translational Sciences Award and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program.
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