Abortion. Spontaneous abortion
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Received routine post-miscarriage care, which included eight 60-minute educational and supportive sessions, as well as two in-person educational sessions for their
Sponsors
Shahre-kord University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
10 Years to 54 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: At least 2 but no more than 3 months have passed since a miscarriage of a fetus less than 20 weeks gestation No experience of severe psychological trauma, such as the death of a close relative, within the past 3 months Written informed consent to participate in the study Age between 10 and 54 years No history of infertility Ability to read and write Absence of reported psychiatric disorders (as reported by the mother, no history of psychiatric medication use) No history of elective abortion Exclusion of miscarriages following assisted reproductive technology (ART) pregnancies
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to continue cooperation participation in the educational-supportive program for more than two sessions during the research period. Incomplete completion of questionnaires. Use of counseling services outside of the research. No experience of severe psychological trauma (no reported traumatic events such as accidents or the death of a loved one) during the study Consumption of any type of tranquilizer, narcotic, or cigarette during the study Becoming pregnant. Divorce. History of recurrent miscarriage (two or more miscarriages)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Individual stigma scores from the miscarriage stigma questionnaire and mental health scores on the 21-item Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Timepoint: At pre-intervention, post-intervention, and at the 8-week follow-up. Method of measurement: Individual-Level Abortion Stigma Questionnaire (ILAS) and the DASS-21 Mental Health Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactZiba Raisi Dehkordi
Shahre-kord University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed