Factors that shape recurrent miscarriage care experiences: findings from a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Learning what matters to women/couples with recurrent miscarriage (RM) is essential to inform service improvement efforts and future RM care practices. Previous national and international surveys have examined inpatient stays, maternity care, and care experiences around pregnancy loss, but there is little focus on RM care. We aimed to explore the experiences of women and men who have received RM care and identify patient-centred care items linked to overall RM care experience.

Methods

Between September and November 2021, we invited people who had experienced two or more consecutive first trimester miscarriages and received care for RM in Ireland in the ten-year period prior to participate in a cross-sectional web-based national survey. The survey was purposefully

SUBMITTER: Flannery C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10064661 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature