1. Development of a core outcome set for interventions to prevent stillbirth.
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Kim, Bobae V., Aromataris, Edoardo C., Middleton, Philippa, Townsend, Rosemary, Thangaratinam, Shakila, Duffy, James M. N., de Lint, Willem, Coat, Suzette, Flenady, Vicki, Khalil, Asma, and Mol, Ben W.
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CONSENSUS (Social sciences) , *MEETINGS , *CLINICAL trials , *FOCUS groups , *RESEARCH methodology , *HEALTH outcome assessment , *INTERVIEWING , *GESTATIONAL age , *PERINATAL death , *SURVEYS , *BIRTH weight , *RESEARCH funding , *MATERNAL mortality , *INFANT mortality , *PARENTS , *DELPHI method - Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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