Research Article

What Do Healthcare Providers Advise Women with Multiple Sclerosis Regarding Pregnancy?

Table 2

Sources of information for patient management during pregnancy.

FrequencyPercent

I find FDA product labeling to be…in
helping me with patient management
during pregnancy and/or breastfeeding
 Not very important27%
 Somewhat important518%
 Very important725%
 Extremely important1139%
 Missing311%
I find animal data to be…in helping me with
patient management during pregnancy
and/or breastfeeding
 Not very important14%
 Somewhat important1036%
 Very important725%
 Extremely important621%
 Missing414%
I find case reports to be…in helping me
with patient management during
pregnancy and/or breastfeeding
 Not very important27%
 Somewhat important725%
 Very important932%
 Extremely important518%
 Missing518%
I find postmarketing pregnancy registries
to be…in helping me with patient
management during pregnancy and/or
breast feeding
 Not very important14%
 Somewhat important829%
 Very important621%
 Extremely important1036%
 Missing311%
I find personal experience to be…in helping
me with patient management during
pregnancy and/or breastfeeding
 Not very important14%
 Somewhat important1243%
 Very important621%
 Extremely important621%
 Missing311%
I find the recommendations of other
neurologist/colleagues to be…in helping
me with patient management during
pregnancy and/or breastfeeding
 Not very important14%
 Somewhat important518%
 Very important1450%
 Extremely important518%
 Missing311%
I’m not aware of any evidence-based
guidelines for patient management of
pregnancy and breastfeeding
 No2071%
 Yes621%
 Missing27%