Posttraumatic Stress and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder after Termination of Pregnancy and Reproductive Loss: A Systematic Review

Table 4

Characteristics of included studies for stillbirth (a) and stillbirth with neonatal death (b).

Authors year, country, and author listing in reference list	Methods	Reproductive loss, Participants and control for Prereproductive loss	Outcomes measurements	Quality
(a) Stillbirth
(46) Cacciatore (2007), USA [98]	R	Stillbirth 47; Prereproductive loss mental health parameters statistically not controlled	IES-R
(47) Hughes et al. (2002), UK [56]; Note. This study was chosen over [48–51] because of the highest quality rating/reported more participants/data.	P	65 pregnant women, with prior stillbirth, 60 controls; Prereproductive loss mental health parameters statistically controlled	PTSD-1 Interview
(b) Stillbirth and neonatal death
(48) Uren and Wastell (2002), Australia [99]	R	Stillbirth and neonatal loss; 109 women; Prereproductive loss mental health parameters statistically not controlled	IES-R