In France The prevalence of Pregnancy Loss after 12 weeks of gestation is around 3%. This situation is probably associated to a risk of post-traumatic stress disorder. As a part of the medical staff midwives are often confronted with this situation, however they can have difficulties to identify short and long term effects of a post-traumatic stress disorders. The purpose of the present study is to estimate and analyze the prevalence of short-term (1 month) post-traumatic stress disorder in women with pregnancy loss after 12 weeks of gestation.The symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder will be tracked using the Impact of Event Scale-revisited and the Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaires.The diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder will also be clinically confirmed by a psychiatrist during a specific consultation.
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Assessment of short-term post-traumatic stress disorder in women with fetal loss after 12 weeks of gestation with IES-R scale recorded at 30 days after fetal loss.
Timeframe: Telephone interviews are planned 30 days after fetal loss