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Published in final edited form as: J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2021 Aug 27;63(1):61–70. doi: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2021.08.007

Table 2:

Included Cases and Their Characteristics

Obstetrical Decision First Author (Year) Primary Psychiatric Diagnoses Gestational Age Evaluation Setting Specialty of Capacity Evaluator Did Patient Have Capacity? Decision Maker Country

IVF *
Doghor (2017) OCD NA Outpatient – Psychiatry Psychiatry Yes Patient United States

Contraception
Reversible
Acera Pozzi (2014) MDD§; OCD NA Inpatient – Psychiatry Multidisciplinary team Yes Patient United States
Irreversible O’Hara (1989) Intellectual disability NA Inpatient – Psychiatry Not specified No Unspecified relatives United States

Termination
Altinoz (2018) Bipolar I disorder, most recent episode manic; Borderline intellectual functioning 19 weeks Outpatient - Psychiatry Psychiatry Yes Patient Turkey
Altinoz (2018) MDD with psychotic features 9 weeks Outpatient – OB/GYN Psychiatry No Spouse Turkey
Brody (2016) MDD 23 weeks Inpatient – Psychiatry Psychiatry (2) Initially no, capacity restored Patient United States
Cohen (1993) Benzodiazepine intoxication; unspecified mania 20 weeks Inpatient – Psychiatry Psychiatry Yes Patient United States
Coverdale (2004) Schizophrenia 10 weeks Inpatient – Psychiatry Not specified No Unspecified surrogate United States
de Nesnera (2000) Schizophrenia 17 weeks Inpatient – Psychiatry Psychiatry Yes United States
Desai (2009) Schizophrenia 2nd trimester Outpatient – Psychiatry Psychiatry Initially no, capacity restored Patient India
Dudzinski (2004, 2006) Schizophrenia; Substance use disorder (multiple) 14 weeks Outpatient – OB/GYN Psychiatry No Father United States
Mahowald (1985) Schizophrenia 12 weeks Inpatient – Psychiatry Psychiatry No Mother United States
O’Hara (1989) Intellectual disability 24 weeks Inpatient – Psychiatry Multidisciplinary team No Unspecified relatives England

Unspecified Reproductive Decision-making
Nau (2011) Schizophrenia Throughout pregnancy Inpatient – Psychiatry Psychiatry No Legal system United States
Slayton (1981) Unspecified schizophrenia spectrum disorder 38 weeks Inpatient – Psychiatry Psychiatry No Not specified United States

Delivery
Method
Acera Pozzi (2014) MDD; OCD 27–35 weeks Inpatient – OB/GYN Psychiatry Initially no, capacity restored Patient United States
Chaudhry (2016) Bipolar I disorder, most recent episode manic 36 weeks Inpatient – Psychiatry Multidisciplinary Team No Sister (father of baby declined) United States
Chaudhry (2016) Bipolar I disorder, most recent episode manic 38 weeks Inpatient – Psychiatry Multidisciplinary Team Yes Patient United States
Chaudhry (2016) Bipolar I disorder, most recent episode depressed 39 weeks Inpatient – Psychiatry Multidisciplinary Team Yes Patient United States
O’Hara (1989) Intellectual disability; Trichotillomania 38 weeks Inpatient – Psychiatry Not specified No Unspecified relatives England
Spada (2019) Anorexia nervosa, restricting type 32 weeks Inpatient – OB/GYN Psychiatry Initially no, capacity restored Patient United States
Teng (2016) Borderline personality disorder 31 weeks Inpatient – OB/GYN Psychiatry Yes Patient Singapore
Timing
Acera Pozzi (2014) MDD; OCD 27–35 weeks Inpatient – OB/GYN Psychiatry Initially no, capacity restored Patient United States
Spada (2019) Anxiety; Posttraumatic stress disorder 38 weeks Inpatient – OB/GYN Psychiatry Yes Patient United States
Spada (2019) Anorexia nervosa, restricting type 32 weeks Inpatient – OB/GYN Psychiatry Initially no, capacity restored Patient United States
Spada (2019) Schizophrenia 37–41 weeks Inpatient – OB/GYN Psychiatry No No identifiable surrogate United States
Teng (2016) Borderline personality disorder 31 weeks Inpatient – OB/GYN Psychiatry Yes Patient Singapore
*

IVF = in vitro fertilization

OCD = obsessive compulsive disorder

NA = not applicable (patient not pregnant)

§

MDD = major depressive disorder