Parents' Experience of Child Loss During Pregnancy or Birth - an Explorative, Sequential Mixed-methods Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Stillbirth and Fetal Death
- Sponsor
- Fritz Sterr
- Enrollment
- 50
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Parent's experience
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators are conducting a participatory study with and for parents after child loss during pregnancy or birth. Their aim is to develop treatment recommendations for healthcare professional. These focus on question, how to deal with parents when experiencing child loss.
Detailed Description
The entire study is following a participatory approach and including parents after stillbirth in the research team. Along a co-creative design, the investigators planned a multistep-explorative mixed-methods study. In detail, three key steps will be conducted. First, workshops and focus groups will be carried out to identify central needs of affected parents. Afterwards, one investigator will interview the parents narratively to gain an in-depth understanding of their experiencs. Finally, these findings will be summarized and translated into treatment recommendations for healthcare professionals.
Investigators
Fritz Sterr
Research associate
Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Faculty of Applied Healthcare Sciences
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •German speaking
- •Living in Austria, Germany or Switzerland
- •Child loss during pregnancy or birth
- •Child loss within last 12 months
- •Legal capacity
- •Voluntary participation
Exclusion Criteria
- •Loss of child after birth
- •Not speaking and understanding German
- •Not in a good mental condition to participate
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Parent's experience
Time Frame: During pregnancy and up to 7 days after birth
The investigators are interested in parents' in-depth and lived experience before and during their intrauterine or perinatal child loss.
Secondary Outcomes
- Parents' subjective needs(During pregnancy and up to 7 days after birth)