Parents' experiences of care following the loss of a baby at the margins between miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death: a UK qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the healthcare experiences of parents whose baby died either before, during or shortly after birth between 20⁺⁰ and 23⁺⁶  weeks of gestation in order to identify practical ways to improve healthcare provision.

Design

Qualitative interview study.

Setting

England through two parent support organisations and four NHS Trusts.

Sample

A purposive sample of parents.

Methods

Thematic analysis of semi-structured in-depth narrative interviews.

Main outcome measures

Parents' healthcare experiences.

Results

The key overarching theme to emerge from interviews with 38 parents was the importance of the terminology used to refer to the death of their baby. Parents who were told they were 'losing a baby' rather tha

SUBMITTER: Smith LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7383869 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature