Mothers working to prevent early stillbirth study (MiNESS 20-28) : a case-control study protocol

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INTRODUCTION: In the UK, 1600 babies die every year before, during or immediately after birth at 20-28 weeks' gestation. This bereavement has a similar impact on parental physical and psychological well-being to late stillbirth (>28 weeks' gestation). Improved understanding of potentially modifiable risk factors for late stillbirth (including supine going-to-sleep position) has influenced international clinical practice. Information is now urgently required to similarly inform clinical practice and aid decision-making by expectant mothers/parents, addressing inequalities in pregnancy loss between 20 and 28 weeks.

METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This study focuses on what portion of risk of pregnancy loss 20-28 weeks' gestation is associated with exposures amenable to public health campaigns/antenatal care adaptation. A case-control study of non-anomalous singleton baby loss (via miscarriage, stillbirth or early neonatal death) 20+0 to 27+6 (n=316) and randomly selected control pregnancies (2:1 ratio; n=632) at group-matched gestations will be conducted. Data is collected via participant recall (researcher-administered questionnaire) and extraction from contemporaneous medical records. Unadjusted/confounder-adjusted ORs will be calculated. Exposures associated with early stillbirth at OR≥1.5 will be detectable (p<0.05, β>0.80) assuming exposure prevalence of 30%-60%.

ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: NHS research ethical approval has been obtained from the London-Seasonal research ethics committee (23/LO/0622). The results will be presented at international conferences and published in peer-reviewed open-access journals. Information from this study will enable development of antenatal care and education for healthcare professionals and pregnant people to reduce risk of early stillbirth.

TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT06005272.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

BMJ open - 14(2024), 1 vom: 18. Jan., Seite e082835

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Heazell, Alexander Edward [VerfasserIn]
Wilkinson, Jack [VerfasserIn]
Morris, R Katie [VerfasserIn]
Simpson, Nigel [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Lucy K [VerfasserIn]
Stacey, Tomasina [VerfasserIn]
Storey, Claire [VerfasserIn]
Higgins, Lucy [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case-control studies
Journal Article
Obstetrics
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Risk factors

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 22.01.2024

Date Revised 01.02.2024

published: Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT06005272

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082835

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367285460