Pregnant and postpartum women and their partners who experience perinatal loss (pregnancy loss from =20 weeks of gestation to 28 days postpartum) due to medical reasons such as fetal malformations, stillbirth, or intrauterine death, and who consequently develop psychological stress responses such as grief, anxiety, and depression.
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:Receive the evidence-based, systematically constructed care intervention provided by this study
Control group:Receive routine perinatal care at the hospital. Routine care includes admission assessment, induction and postpartum medical management, basic health
Sponsors
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for women experiencing perinatal loss: 1. Pregnant women diagnosed by a physician who require abortion, with gestational age =20 weeks, and who have signed the surgical informed consent form; 2. No mental illness or other cognitive disorders; 3. Age >18 years; 4. Married and cohabiting with spouse; 5. Informed consent and voluntary participation in this study. Inclusion criteria for spouses of women experiencing perinatal loss: 1. Accompanying the wife throughout her hospital stay for abortion; 2. No mental illness or other cognitive disorders; 3. Age >18 years; 4. Married and cohabiting with spouse; 5. Informed consent and voluntary participation in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for women experiencing perinatal loss: 1. The spouse cannot accompany them throughout the hospital stay; 2. Participated in a psychological intervention study in the past month. Exclusion criteria for male spouses of women experiencing perinatal loss: 1. Either partner is unwilling to participate during the hospital stay; 2. Participated in a psychological intervention study in the past month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Perinatal Grief Scale (PGS);Binary response score;Post-Traumatic Growth Score;Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score;Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Score; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Perceived Social Support Score;Intimate Relationship Satisfaction Score; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWenjun Fu
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Outcome results
None listed