The goal of this feasibility randomised control trial is to determine if a trial to evaluate perinatal bereavement counselling for parents who have experienced a perinatal death is feasible. The main question it aims to answer is: • Is a trial to evaluate access to perinatal bereavement counselling feasible? Researchers will compare the intervention group (parents who have received counselling) to the control group (parents who have not received counselling) to see if there are differences in measurements of parents' grief and psychological symptoms. * Participants allocated to the intervention and control group will receive usual bereavement care from the perinatal bereavement team at the hospital * Parents allocated to the intervention group will receive counselling * Parents will complete validated psychometric questionnaires about their levels of perinatal grief, psychological distress, depression, and quality of life * Parents in the intervention group will be asked a series of open-ended written questions about their experience of participating in the trial * Healthcare professionals who have been involved with delivery of the intervention/referrals will be interviewed about their experience of the trial.
Age range
16 Years
Sex
ALL
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Participants' psychological outcomes - Perinatal Grief - assessed by the Perinatal Grief Scale (PGS; Toedter et al., 1988)
Timeframe: Baseline
Participants' psychological outcomes - Perinatal Grief - assessed by the Perinatal Grief Scale (PGS; Toedter et al., 1988)
Timeframe: 7-9 months postnatal
Participants' psychological outcomes - Perinatal Grief - assessed by the Perinatal Grief Scale (PGS; Toedter et al., 1988)
Timeframe: 12 months postnatal
Participants' Psychological Outcome - Distress - Assessed by the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (CORE-10) score (Barkham et al., 2013)
Timeframe: Baseline
Participants' Psychological Outcome - Distress - Assessed by the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (CORE-10) score (Barkham et al., 2013)
Timeframe: 7-9 months postnatal
Participants' Psychological Outcome - Distress - Assessed by the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (CORE-10) score (Barkham et al., 2013)
Timeframe: 12 months postnatal
Participants' Psychological Outcomes - Depression - Assessed by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS; Cox et al., 1987)
Timeframe: Baseline
Participants' Psychological Outcomes - Depression - Assessed by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS; Cox et al., 1987)
Timeframe: 7-9 months postnatal
Participants' Psychological Outcomes - Depression - Assessed by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS; Cox et al., 1987)
Timeframe: 12 months postnatal
Participants' Quality of Life - Assessed by the Health Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L)
Timeframe: Baseline
Participants' Quality of Life - Assessed by the Health Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L)
Timeframe: 7-9 months postnatal
Participants' Quality of Life - Assessed by the Health Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L)
Timeframe: 12 months postnatal
Participation Rate
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 1.5 years
Intervention Completion Rate
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 1.5 years
Study Procedure Completion Rate
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 1.5 years