ArticleHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2017
Parents' concerns about future pregnancy after stillbirth: a qualitative study.
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- Care prior to and during subsequent pregnancies following stillbirth for improving outcomes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
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- Emotional and Environmental Safety and Side Effects from Massage for Women Pregnant After a Stillbirth or Termination for Medical Reasons After 20 Weeks' Gestation.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2026Article
- A socio-ecological analysis of parents' experiences of stillbirth in Limpopo, South Africa.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2025Article
- The Supporter Needs Supporting Too: A Qualitative Study to Understand the Maternity Care Experience for Partners Following a Previous Perinatal Death.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
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- Infection-Related Stillbirths: A Detailed Examination of a Nine-Year Multidisciplinary Study.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Swedish massage as an adjunct approach to Help suppOrt individuals Pregnant after Experiencing a prior Stillbirth (HOPES): a convergent parallel mixed-methods single-arm feasibility trial protocol.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2024Article
- Subsequent pregnancy after stillbirth: a qualitative narrative analysis of Canadian families' experiences.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Bereaved parents involvement in maternity hospital perinatal death review processes: 'Nobody even thought to ask us anything'.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Review
- The Use of Massage to Support Emotional and Physical Health in a Pregnancy After Stillbirth: a Case Study.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2022Article
- The unspoken grief of multiple stillbirths in rural Pakistan: an interpretative phenomenological study.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Measures of anxiety, depression and stress in the antenatal and perinatal period following a stillbirth or neonatal death: a multicentre cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Could a multidisciplinary regional audit identify avoidable factors and delays that contribute to stillbirths? A retrospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Observational
- Spatial distribution of stillbirth and associated factors in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Impact of Perinatal Death on the Social and Family Context of the Parents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesAs stillbirth has a devastating impact, it is imperative to understand the importance of clinical and emotional care after stillbirth and how it influences subsequent pregnancies. The aim of the study was to gain insight into the consideration and planning of a subsequent pregnancy by parents in the weeks following stillbirth.
designA qualitative semi-structured interview format was utilized. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was employed as the analytic strategy. PARTICIPANTS AND
settingThe recruitment strategy focused on couples whereby the parents of ten stillborn babies were contacted; however, five men declined to participate in the study. The final sample of 15 parents were all Irish: ten of whom were female and five of whom were male.
resultsFindings revealed two superordinate themes relating to a subsequent pregnancy after stillbirth: aspirations for future pregnancy and expectations of future care. Parents disclosed how the prospect of a subsequent pregnancy was daunting with fears about the potential loss of another child. Despite these fears, parents' aspirations differed in the days following stillbirth; mothers wished to plan a future pregnancy while fathers were reluctant to consider any pregnancies. Parents were unsure of what to expect in terms of the level of care that would be provided to them in a subsequent pregnancy. Additional appointments at the maternity hospital were considered crucial to provide reassurance during a subsequent pregnancy.
conclusionsThese findings underscore the far-reaching and contrasting effects of stillbirth on parents. These complex needs highlight the importance of the multidisciplinary team approach.
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