Better care pathways in pregnancies after stillbirth

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Maternity care during pregnancy after stillbirth or neonatal death; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17447733
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Manchester

Brief Summary

2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35948884/ (added 12/08/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-02-13
• Study Completion: 2020-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 29 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 78

Inclusion Criteria

1. Women and Partners:
1.1. Pregnant women over 16 years old and =20 weeks’ gestation and have experienced a stillbirth or a neonatal death of any previous baby
1.2. Partners, approached through the woman after she has agreed (a partner’s unwillingness to participate will not affect the woman’s continued participation)
1.3. Booked and planning have antenatal care at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust or Pennine Acute Trust
1.4. For feasibility, sufficient command of English to participate in interviews and complete questionnaires will be required. Translation of materials will be explored with the aim of including parents lacking fluency in English in the definitive trial.
2. Health workers:
2.1. Midwives, obstetricians, service managers directly/indirectly involved in providing care to women participating in the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant women/partners under 16 years
2. Women/partners who are already receiving care through a specialist antenatal service (eg diabetes, haematology clinics) as they would be receiving specialist midwifery/obstetric care relevant to their complex history.
3. Participants who are unable or unwilling to consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Recruitment rates of women and partners recorded as the number of eligible participants who consent to take part, measured using the participant log, at the end of the study.<br> 2. Retention of women and their partners recorded as the number of participants who remain in the study until completion, measured using the participant log, at the end of the study<br>