Maternal psychological Outcome after Multifetal pregnancy reductio

Completed

Conditions: Emotioneel welbevinden
Multifetal pregnancy reduction
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Registration Number: NL-OMON52483

Lead Sponsor: Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Mothers: 1) A woman with a history of multifetal pregnancy reduction, from
triplet to twin or triplet to singleton from 1 year ago until 6 years ago, 2) A
woman with a history of an ongoing triplet pregnancy, counselled for multifetal
pregnancy reduction from 1 year ago until 6 years ago . Fathers: 1) A
biological father of a triplet pregnancy where counselling for multifetal
pregnancy reduction took place from 1 year ago until 6 years ago.

Exclusion Criteria

1) Age < 18 years, 2) The procedure of multifetal pregnancy reduction was
performed because of a congenitally abnormal fetus, 3) The procedure of
multifetal pregnancy reduction was performed because of a serious maternal
medical indication, 4) The woman was not counselled for multifetal pregnancy
reduction, 5) The woman or biological father does not speak and understand the
Dutch language, 6) Objection about the use of data for research was made
previously.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>These include the results of the thematic analysis of the interviews, mainly<br /><br>focusing on 1) the factors and considerations that play a role in the<br /><br>decision-making process of multifetal pregnancy reduction, and 2) the emotional<br /><br>aspects and consequences of the decision to or not to perform multifetal<br /><br>pregnancy reduction, during pregnancy and thereafter</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>To assess:1) How parents look back at the decision of reducing or maintaining<br /><br>their multifetal pregnancy, 2) If and how the decision affected the parents*<br /><br>relationship, 3) The satisfaction with the information that was provided, prior<br /><br>to the decision, 4) The satisfaction with the guidance during the<br /><br>decision-making process and thereafter</p><br>