Tommy's National Rainbow Clinic Study: a protocol for a multi-site cohort study to evaluate a specialist antenatal service for women and families following a stillbirth or neonatal death.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In the UK, each year, approximately 2250 babies are stillborn, and there are an additional 1150 neonatal deaths. The death of a baby before or shortly after birth is a profoundly distressing experience for women and their families and is invariably followed by a period of grief. Most women who have experienced the loss of a baby will embark on another pregnancy, usually within a year. Parents need specialist support from doctors and midwives in a future pregnancy to reduce the risk of pregnancy complications and meet care and support needs. The Rainbow Clinic aims to meet these needs and was first established in 2013 at Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester. Initial studies have shown that this model of care improves pregnancy outcomes, decreases anxiety levels and is asso

SUBMITTER: Barron RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12336486 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature