stillbirth Archives - Life Science Review

8 April 20208 April 2020

Women experience high levels of post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression following early pregnancy loss and although distress declines over time it remains at clinically important levels at nine months

In December 2019 researchers from the UK, Belgium and The Netherlands published the results of their study to assess levels of post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety in women in the … Read more

25 March 202025 March 2020

Calcium supplementation before and early in pregnancy may reduce the risk of women experiencing pre-eclampsia or pregnancy loss at any gestational age

In September 2019 researchers from South Africa published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effect of calcium supplementation, given before or early in pregnancy and for … Read more

16 February 202016 February 2020

There is a need to increase the accessibility of support services for men following pregnancy/neonatal loss

In January 2020 researchers from Australia published their review of the medical scientific literature which was undertaken to gain an understanding of a father’s grief following a miscarriage or stillbirth, … Read more

16 February 202016 February 2020

Fathers appear to experience less intense and enduring levels of psychological outcomes than women following stillbirth or a neonatal death, but are more likely to engage in avoidance and coping behaviours such as increased alcohol consumption

In December 2019 researchers from the UK published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess men’s experiences of grief and loss following stillbirth and neonatal death. The researchers … Read more