PMID: 8584356Nov 1, 1995Paper

Hepatitis B virus serology in pregnant women: transmittal of results from obstetricians to pediatricians in California

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
P RosenthalM Pereyra

Abstract

From late 1992 to early 1993, in order to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice patterns of California obstetricians regarding hepatitis B virus screening of pregnant women and how maternal hepatitis B virus serologies are communicated by obstetricians to pediatricians, we mailed questionnaires to a random sample of 801 California obstetricians and 1030 California pediatricians. Response rates were 65.7% (526) for obstetricians and 71% (732) for pediatricians. Although 99.8% of the surveyed obstetricians indicated that they routinely screened all pregnant women for hepatitis B virus, their knowledge of the correct screening tests to order and their interpretation was mixed. Only 56.3% (95% confidence interval, 51.2 to 61.2) were aware of the California law and approximately 12% did not understand that it mandated universal screening of pregnant women. There was a great difference of opinion between obstetricians and pediatricians regarding how to communicate hepatitis B virus serology results on the mother. Forty-nine percent of obstetricians report that they always request the nurse to inform the pediatrician (48.6%), 51.2% always verbally inform the pediatrician, 39.1% always place an order in the mother's chart and 5....Continue Reading

Citations

Apr 5, 2018·Clinical Pediatrics·Bonnie Y KimRussell W Steele
May 26, 2009·Arquivos De Gastroenterologia·Joseni Santos da ConceiçãoLuciana Rodrigues Silva

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