Improving Parental Knowledge: Supplementation of Prematurity Counseling With Written Information

Improving Parental Knowledge: Randomized Trial of Supplementation of Prematurity Counseling With Written Information

Pregnant women who receive study counseling which includes gestational age specific written information in addition to the verbal counseling will have better knowledge of problems and outcomes of prematurity than women who receive standard counseling which consists of only verbal counseling.

Inclusion Criteria:

• English speaking pregnant women who are between 23-34 weeks of gestation
• Who are 18 years and older
• Open to all ethnic groups.
• Admitted in preterm labor to Froedtert and Waukesha Hospitals labor and delivery unit.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women who are known to have infants with congenital anomalies or other associated conditions apart from prematurity that could be a significant factor to the outcome of the baby.
• Pregnant women who have been included in this study and discharged at some point and again admitted for preterm labor will be excluded from the study.
• If a participant delivers before completing the Parent Knowledge Questionnaire, she will be excluded.