Womens's Experiences of Pregnancy Loss Aftercare in the Gynecological Emergency

Womens's Experiences of Pregnancy Loss Aftercare in the Gynecological Emergency Department of Montpellier Hospital.

Introduction: Scientific papers on the womens's experiences of pregnancy loss aftercare in the emergency department show that how announcement is made and how much caregivers show empathy to women, help women to face this difficult moment. However, in most studies, women say they did not have enough information nor support from the medical teams.

Diagnosis of miscarriage in the emergency department is the routine for the caregiver but is often experienced by the woman as the loss of a child.

This study has for goal to bring to light the discrepancy between the caregivers's experience and the women's experience :the given information, the time for consultation, the empathy.

Methods : 2 months after the diagnosis of miscarriage in the emergency room, patients receive a phone call with explanations about the project. If the patient gives her consent, she receives a computer questionnaire by email (questions about : reasons for coming to the emergency room, circumstances of announcement, information given in the emergency room, satisfaction with the care…) In parallel, caregivers have to complete a questionnaire about the same parameters.

The main objective of this study is to evaluate womens's experiences of pregnancy loss aftercare in the emergency department of Montpellier Hospital.

The second objective is to assess the discrepancy between the patient's experience and the caregivers' experience in this situation with the aim of suggesting improvement.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Miscarriage

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 50

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Montpellier, France, 34295
    • Uhmontpellier

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Women with diagnosis of pregnancy loss in the gynecological emergency department of Montpellier Hospital

Description

Inclusion criteria :

An individual must fulfill all of the following criteria in order to be eligible for study enrollment:

• Women > 18 years old
• French speaker
• Diagnosis and management of miscarriage / pregnancy loss in the emergency department
• Miscarriage / pregnancy loss < 15 SA

Exclusion criteria:

• Subject unable to read or/and write
• Pregnancy loss > 15 SA.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
to evaluate womens's experiences of pregnancy loss aftercare	Computer questionnaire (Patient characteristics, Reason for coming to the emergency room, Circumstances of the announcement, Information given to the emergency room, Reception in emergencies) with Patient satisfied or not with the care in emergencies department: 0 -> 5	1 day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
evaluate the discrepancy between the patient's experience and the caregivers' experience in front of diagnosis of miscarriage.	Computer questionnaire for the caregivers (Circumstances of the announcement, Information given to the emergency room, Reception in emergencies)	1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Hospital, Montpellier
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Clara Compan, University Hospital, Montpellier

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 1, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): May 30, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 4, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 4, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): December 9, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 5, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 4, 2020
• Last Verified: June 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease Attributes; Pregnancy Complications; Emergencies; Abortion, Spontaneous
• Other Study ID Numbers: RECHMPL19_0547

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided
• IPD Plan Description: NC

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No