Early pregnancy loss (or spontaneous miscarriage) is the loss of a pregnancy before 14 weeks of amenorrhea. Its incidence is estimated at between 10 and 15%, and increases with maternal age. Early pregnancy loss can have major psychological consequences for the woman, her partner and the couple in the aftermath, as well as on the experience and progress of a future pregnancy. In France, the vast majority of miscarriages are diagnosed in gynecological emergencies by interns still in training. Interns, sometimes at the beginning of their training, may find it difficult to announce a miscarriage, and may do so in a way that is clumsy or not adapted to the woman's emotions, which can lead to a bad experience for her. This bad experience could lead to psychological distress, post-traumatic stress and/or impair future fertility. The initiators of this project have already carried out a before-and-after, single-center study, showing a significant improvement in the specific Perinatal Grief Scale score following specific training for interns in first-trimester pregnancy loss. To date, no multicenter randomized study has been conducted to assess the impact of first-trimester pregnancy loss on women's psychological experience.
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evaluate the impact of specific training for interns in simulated early miscarriage announcements on patients' psychological experiences
Timeframe: The primary endpoint was the significant change in the Perinatal Grief Scale at 3 months post-miscarriage linked to the implementation of the simulation training
Guillaume Lengendre, MD, PhD