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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To explore national practices of periviable decision-making and care, and to determine and compare trainee education in this domain, within neonatal-perinatal medicine

(NPP) and maternal-fetal medicine (MFMP) fellowship programs. STUDY DESIGN: A 75-item survey was sent to NPP and MFMP program directors in the United States. RESULTS: In all, 79 of 168

surveys were completed (47%). MFMPs reported offering active interventions for bigger or more mature fetuses (versus NPPs). Variability exists in estimated frequency of simultaneous

antenatal counseling by both specialties (range 0 to 90%) and of inter-specialty communication before consultation (range 5 to 100%). One-quarter of MFMPs reported no fellow education

regarding periviable deliveries, versus 2% of NPPs (_P_=0.002); 40% of MFMPs teach fellows about periviable ethics, versus 63% of NPPs (_P_=0.05). NPPs more frequently utilize role modeling

(_P_=0.01) and simulation (_P_=0.01) as learning methods. CONCLUSION: NPPs and MFMPs report different, often asynchronous, practices and fellow education regarding antenatal counseling and

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MPH, for providing current contact information for maternal-fetal medicine program directors, as well as Wenyang Mao, MSc, for her help with statistical analysis of the data. No funding was

utilized for the completion of this project. AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Department of Neonatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA B H Arzuaga *

Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA B H Arzuaga & C L Cummings * Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA C L Cummings

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