Re: counseling after amnio results are in

From: croure@ibm.net
Sun Mar 12 19:47:22 2000


At Sun, 12 Mar 2000, K Dew wrote: >
>How do members of the list handle the counseling session after
>amniocentesis?
>
> I give no
>information over the phone at all, rather insist on a face to face meeting.
>
>some people have suggested that my method is "too harsh" and induces too
>much stress.
>
> The vast majority of results are going to be normal, the patient can receive a call and an advance information of reassurance. That should be easy.

> Those few with results that need more complex discussion can simply be told to come in stat or asap. Once told in that fashion, most patients will come in understanding that *something* may not be right. And it isn't. But I don't want the "normals" interpreting the call that way also.

Will see how others do it.

Carlos >





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