Pregnancy decisions after fetal or perinatal death: systematic review of qualitative research.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To synthesise the findings of qualitative research exploring parents' experiences, views and decisions about becoming pregnant following a perinatal death or fetal loss.

Design

Systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research.

Data sources

Medline, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, ASSIA, Embase, PUBMED, Scopus and Google Scholar.

Eligibility criteria

Nine electronic databases were searched using predefined search terms. Articles published in English, in peer-reviewed journals, using qualitative methods to explore the experiences and attitudes of bereaved parents following perinatal or fetal loss, were included.

Data extraction and synthesis

Qualitative data relating to first-order and second-order constructs were extracted and syn

SUBMITTER: Dyer E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7008435 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature