First Trimester of Pregnancy: Impact of a History of Miscarriage on Women's Stress

Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne93 enrolled

Overview

Miscarriage is the spontaneous termination of pregnancy before 22 weeks of amenorrhea. The most frequent complication of pregnancy, it represents 10 to 25% of pregnancies and affects one in four women. Miscarriage is considered by medical personnel to be common and trivial. however, for women, it is very often a traumatic event, a source of worry for futures pregnancies.

The aim of the study is to evaluate association between history of spontaneous termination of pregnancy and women's stress during the first trimester of pregnancy.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Pregnancy

Interventions

Data collectionOTHER

evaluation of women's stress

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * female * pregnant (positive plasma HCG) * in the first trimester of pregnancy * aged 18 years old and more * agreeing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: \- less than 18 years old

Locations (1)

Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne

Reims, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Women's stress

Women's stress evaluated using Antenatal Perceived Stress Inventory (APSI). APSI includes 12 items on medico-obstetric risks and baby's health (4 items), psychosocial changes related to pregnancy (3 items) and childbirth projections (5 items). Each item is coded from 1 to 5 points: not at all stressed, a little stressed, moderately stressed, very stressed and enormously stressed. The overall score ranges from 12 to 60 points.

Time frame: Day 0

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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