Table 2 Proportion of maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) and family planning (FP) subspecialists who gave a recommendation for D&E or induction only, a recommendation for D&E or induction but patient’s choice, or gave no recommendation for each case scenario
Total | MFM N (%) | FP N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
TOTAL | 689 | 105 | |
Trisomy 21 | |||
Recommendation (D&E or induction) | 77 | 72 (10) | 5 (5) |
D&E | 46 | 41 (6) | 5 (5) |
Induction | 31 | 31 (4) | 0 (0) |
Patient choice (D&E or induction) | 450 | 370 (54) | 80 (76) |
D&E | 322 | 243 (35) | 79 (75) |
Induction | 128 | 127 (18) | 1 (1) |
No recommendation | 263 | 243 (35) | 20 (19) |
Renal agenesis | |||
Recommendation (D&E or induction) | 109 | 102 (15) | 7 (7) |
D&E | 63 | 56 (8) | 7 (7) |
Induction | 46 | 46 (7) | 0 (0) |
Patient choice (D&E or induction) | 471 | 395 (57) | 76 (72) |
D&E | 270 | 195 (28) | 75 (71) |
Induction | 201 | 200 (29) | 1 (1) |
No recommendation | 211 | 189 (27) | 22 (21) |
Intrauterine fetal demise | |||
Recommendation (D&E or induction) | 135 | 125 (18) | 10 (10) |
D&E | 54 | 46 (7) | 8 (8) |
Induction | 81 | 79 (11) | 2 (2) |
Patient choice (D&E or induction) | 473 | 402 (58) | 71 (68) |
D&E | 225 | 157 (23) | 68 (65) |
Induction | 248 | 245 (36) | 3 (3) |
No recommendation | 180 | 156 (23) | 24 (23) |
Severe pre-eclampsia | |||
Recommendation (D&E or induction) | 252 | 223 (32) | 29 (28) |
D&E | 148 | 119 (17) | 29 (28) |
Induction | 104 | 104 (15) | 0 (0) |
Patient choice (D&E or induction) | 403 | 339 (49) | 64 (61) |
D&E | 242 | 180 (26) | 62 (59) |
Induction | 161 | 159 (23) | 2 (2) |
No recommendation | 135 | 123 (18) | 12 (11) |
Chorioamnionitis with sepsis | |||
Recommendation (D&E or induction) | 398 | 340 (49) | 58 (55) |
D&E | 207 | 153 (22) | 54 (51) |
Induction | 191 | 187 (27) | 4 (4) |
Patient choice (D&E or induction) | 313 | 275 (40) | 38 (36) |
D&E | 156 | 122 (18) | 34 (32) |
Induction | 157 | 153 (22) | 4 (4) |
No recommendation | 80 | 71 (10) | 9 (9) |
Preterm premature rupture of membranes | |||
Recommendation (D&E or induction) | 161 | 154 (22) | 7 (7) |
D&E | 45 | 38 (6) | 7 (7) |
Induction | 116 | 116 (17) | 0 (0) |
Patient choice (D&E or induction) | 379 | 313 (45) | 66 (63) |
D&E | 161 | 99 (14) | 62 (59) |
Induction | 218 | 214 (31) | 4 (4) |
No recommendation | 250 | 219 (32) | 31 (30) |