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Development of a core outcome set for interventions to prevent stillbirth
Bobae V Kim1,2, Edoardo C Aromataris3, Philippa Middleton1,4,5,6
1The Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Aims:
To develop a core outcome set for trials investigating interventions to prevent stillbirth.
Materials & Methods:
Outcomes identified from a systematic literature review and semi-structured interviews with parents in Australia and the UK were entered into a two-round online Delphi survey and focus group/consensus meetings.
Results:
A core outcome set containing 11 outcomes in two categories. Five outcomes were related to the mother; fetal loss, onset of and mode of delivery, maternal mortality or near miss, psychological and social impact on the women, women's knowledge. Six outcomes were related to the baby; timing of stillbirth, neonatal mortality, gestational age at delivery, birthweight, congenital anomaly, NICU/SCBU or other higher-level neonatal care length of stay.
Conclusions:
Implementation and dissemination of this core outcome set in future trials will contribute towards coordinated outcome reporting and advancing usefulness of research to guide clinical practice.
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