Evaluating provision of comprehensive reproductive health services at maternal-fetal surgery centers

Mentor
Ashish Premkumar, MD, PhD
Obstetrics & Gynecology

Description

Maternal-fetal surgery centers commonly focus on providing prenatal intervention in the setting of congenital anomalies. However, many individuals presenting to care at these centers decide to proceed with an abortion. To date, there are scant data to understand whether abortion services are provided on site or the referral patterns of maternal-fetal surgery centers to freestanding or hospital-based abortion centers.

Specific Aims

1. To assess the frequency of abortion provision on site at maternal-fetal surgery centers

2. To assess the referral patterns for abortion provision to either freestanding abortion clinics or hospital-based abortion services

3. To assess whether there is a difference in referral patterns for abortion services based on hostile v. permissive legislation pertaining to abortion in the state the maternal-fetal surgery center is located

Methods

This study will be comprised of a survey to all North American Fetal Therapy Network sites in the U.S.

Required Software

Stata, Microsoft Excel, REDCap

Conferences Available for Participation

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, International Fetal Medicine and Surgical Society, Society of Family Planning

Scholarship & Discovery Tracks: Clinical Research
NIH Mission Areas: NICHD - Child Health