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Research priorities and potential methodologies to inform care in subsequent pregnancies following stillbirth: a web-based survey of healthcare professionals, researchers and advocates.
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- Updating unanswered questions for stillbirth research: refresh of the UK Stillbirth Priority Setting Partnership.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2026Article
- Association between Female Reproductive Factors and Risk of Dementia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- 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
- Risk of stillbirth and adverse pregnancy outcomes in a third pregnancy when an earlier pregnancy has ended in stillbirth.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2024Article
- Using Social Media to Engage Knowledge Users in Health Research Priority Setting: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
- Protocol for the development of a core outcome set for stillbirth care research (iCHOOSE Study).BMJ open · 2022Article
- The effect of inter-pregnancy interval on stillbirth in urban South Ethiopia: a community-based prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- 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
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Abstract
objectivesTo identify research priorities and explore potential methodologies to inform care in subsequent pregnancies following a stillbirth.
designWeb-based survey by invitation.
participantsMultidisciplinary panel of 79 individuals involved in stillbirth research, clinical practice and/or advocacy from the international stillbirth research community (response rate=64%). OUTCOME MEASURES: Importance of 16 candidate research topics and perceived utility and appropriateness of randomised controlled trial (RCT) methodology for the evaluation of four pertinent interventions: (1) medical therapies for placental dysfunction (eg, antiplatelet agents); (2) additional antepartum fetal surveillance (eg, ultrasound scans); (3) early planned birth from 37 weeks' gestation and (4) different forms of psychosocial support for parents and families.
resultsCandidate research topics that were rated as 'important and urgent' by the greatest proportion of participants were: medical therapies for placental dysfunction (81%); additional antepartum fetal surveillance (80%); the development of a core outcomes dataset for stillbirth research (79%); targeted antenatal interventions for women who have risk factors (79%) and calculating the risk of recurrent stillbirth according to specific causes of index stillbirth (79%). Whether RCT methodologies were considered appropriate for the four selected interventions varied depending on the criterion being assessed. For example, while 72% of respondents felt that RCTs were 'the best way' to evaluate medical therapies for placental dysfunction, fewer respondents (63%) deemed RCTs ethical in this context, and approximately only half (52%) felt that such RCTs were feasible. There was considerably less support for RCT methodology for the evaluation of different forms of psychosocial support, which was reinforced by free-text comments.
conclusionsFive priority research topics to inform care in pregnancies after stillbirth were identified. There was support for RCTs in this area, but the panel remained divided on the ethics and feasibility of such trials. Engagement with parents and families is a critical next step.
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