PMID- 19670963
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20091112
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1931-843X (Electronic)
IS  - 1540-9996 (Linking)
VI  - 18
IP  - 8
DP  - 2009 Aug
TI  - Obstetrician/gynecologists' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding 
      prevention of infections in pregnancy.
PG  - 1187-93
LID - 10.1089/jwh.2008.1288 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Maternal infection during pregnancy is a well-recognized cause of 
      birth defects and developmental disabilities, as well as an important contributor 
      to other adverse pregnancy outcomes. The objective of the present survey was to 
      gain information about the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of 
      obstetrician/gynecologists regarding prevention of infections during pregnancy. 
      METHODS: A survey was mailed to 606 Collaborative Ambulatory Research Network 
      (CARN) members of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) 
      (approximately 2% of membership). CARN members were sampled to demographically 
      represent ACOG. RESULTS: Of the 606 eligible respondents, surveys were received 
      from 305 (response rate: 50%). Most obstetrician/gynecologists knew that specific 
      actions by pregnant women could reduce the risk of infection. Seventy-nine to 
      eighty-eight percent reported counseling pregnant women about preventing 
      infection from Toxoplasma gondii, hepatitis B virus, and influenza, 50%-68% about 
      varicella-zoster virus, Listeria monocytogenes, and Parvovirus B19, and <50% 
      about cytomegalovirus, Bordetella pertussis, and lymphocytic choriomeningitis 
      virus. The majority reported time constraints were a barrier to counseling, 
      although most reported educational materials would be helpful. CONCLUSIONS: 
      Knowledge was accurate and preventive counseling was appropriate for some 
      infections, but for others it could be improved. Further studies are needed to 
      identify strategies to increase preventive counseling.
FAU - Ross, Danielle S
AU  - Ross DS
AD  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. 
      dross3@cdc.gov
FAU - Rasmussen, Sonja A
AU  - Rasmussen SA
FAU - Cannon, Michael J
AU  - Cannon MJ
FAU - Anderson, Britta
AU  - Anderson B
FAU - Kilker, Katie
AU  - Kilker K
FAU - Tumpey, Abbigail
AU  - Tumpey A
FAU - Schulkin, Jay
AU  - Schulkin J
FAU - Jones, Jeffrey L
AU  - Jones JL
LA  - eng
GR  - R60 MC 05674/PHS HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
PL  - United States
TA  - J Womens Health (Larchmt)
JT  - Journal of women's health (2002)
JID - 101159262
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - *Attitude of Health Personnel
MH  - Counseling/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Female
MH  - Gynecology/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Health Care Surveys
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Obstetrics/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Practice Patterns, Physicians'/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/*prevention & control
MH  - Prenatal Care/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - United States
EDAT- 2009/08/13 09:00
MHDA- 2009/11/13 06:00
CRDT- 2009/08/13 09:00
PHST- 2009/08/13 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/08/13 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/11/13 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1089/jwh.2008.1288 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2009 Aug;18(8):1187-93. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1288.