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Parents facing a periviable birth, or birth before 25 weeks of gestation, commonly engage in antenatal consultation with healthcare providers to determine a plan of care. Parents’ pre-existing contextual factors, beliefs, and values influence their decisions regarding birth and the care of their infant. This study aims to understand the role of parental contextual factors and best-practices to their integration during antenatal consultation The Whittemore and Knafl (2005) approach to conducting an integrative review along with thematic analysis was employed to determine and present the findings. Results describe three themes related to how contextual factors influence parental decision-making: personal values and hope, religion, and cultural and racial contexts. Parental contextual factors are important to integrate during antenatal consultation, yet how to do this is relatively understudied. A more thorough understanding will facilitate more individualized and effective counselling approaches for parents facing periviable birth. |
