Research investigating how mothers mentally prepare during pregnancy after loss

Hi there,

My name is Olivia and I am looking to recruit people for online based research which is looking into how pregnant mothers mentally prepare for their baby, following a previous experience of one or more pregnancy losses. Despite pregnancy loss being considered a common and very difficult experience, more needs to be known about how this might impact people in their future pregnancies. We hope that the findings from this study can help inform how health services can best support the psychological wellbeing of mothers and their babies.

The research involves people anonymously completing a series of psychological questionnaires via an online platform. To take part you must currently be in your second or third trimester of pregnancy and have previously experienced at least one pregnancy loss, at any time of the pregnancy. You must also currently reside in the UK.

This research is being conducted as part of a major research project for the completion of a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. This study has been approved by the NHS Research Ethics Committee (IRAS ID: 337799), the University of Glasgow and NHS Ayrshire and Arran. If you want to find out more about the study, or want to take part, please follow this link:

https://uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_07bL3gPMhzXiZL0

This will take you through to an information sheet that will explain the research study in more detail. If you decide you want to take part after reading this, you will then be taken through to a consent form, followed by the study itself.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post.