Parental Experiences of Stillbirth Care Outcomes in the UK

Forty parents and family members in the United Kingdom were interviewed for a qualitative study on stillbirth care. The analysis identified 349 potential care outcomes, 303 of which had not been previously reported in stillbirth care studies. The dataset was authored by Danya Bakhbakhi and last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Developing a core outcome set for stillbirth care research based on the 349 identified potential outcomes.
• Analyzing themes in parental mental health and wellbeing support needs after stillbirth.
• Investigating reported variations in counselling service provision across the UK.
• Studying long-term social and family impacts, such as social isolation and occupational effects, following stillbirth.

Strengths

• Identifies 349 potential care outcomes from a diverse sample of 40 participants.
• Includes 303 outcomes not previously reported in stillbirth care studies, suggesting novel insights.
• Data is organized into four major themes: Clinical, Mental health and wellbeing, Social and family, and Future pregnancy and children.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Qualitative interview study influenced by a modified Grounded Theory approach.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 17:40:12; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom