Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK.
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Neonatal Unit, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Jan 14;21(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03543-9.
Bereavement from a twin pregnancy can result in complex emotions as parents are often caring for a surviving sibling while mourning the loss of their infant. Health professionals have reported feeling ill-equipped to deal with the specific needs of parents in this situation. Our aim was to ascertain the current knowledge, training needs and self-rated confidence of health professionals in providing support to parents who have experienced a loss from a twin pregnancy.
We used an online survey, sent by email via professional organisations and clinical networks, to neonatal and fetal medicine doctors, neonatal nurses, and midwives. Respondents provided anonymous responses to questions on their experience of training and knowledge of existing guidelines, confidence in supporting parents and current practice in their hospital neonatal unit.
We received 293 responses. Less than half (47.3%) of respondents had received training for supporting parents and 62% felt more training and further guidelines were required. Less than a third of respondents reported having no or some confidence when providing emotional support to parents.
Current training and guidelines in the UK to support health professionals caring for parents who have experienced a loss from a twin pregnancy are inadequate. Guidelines for healthcare professionals who support parents experiencing the loss of a baby from a twin pregnancy are needed.
父母在照顾幸存的同胞的同时，哀悼失去婴儿，这种情况下可能会产生复杂的情绪。医疗保健专业人员报告称，他们在处理这种情况下父母的特殊需求方面能力不足。我们的目的是确定医疗保健专业人员在为经历双胞胎妊娠丧失的父母提供支持方面的现有知识、培训需求和自我评估信心。
我们通过电子邮件向新生儿和胎儿医学医生、新生儿护士和助产士发送了一份在线调查，要求他们匿名回答关于培训和现有指南知识、支持父母的信心以及他们所在医院新生儿病房的现行实践的问题。
我们收到了 293 份回复。不到一半（47.3%）的受访者接受过支持父母的培训，62%的人认为需要更多的培训和进一步的指导方针。不到三分之一的受访者表示在为父母提供情感支持时没有信心或只有一些信心。
英国目前为支持照顾经历双胞胎妊娠丧失的父母的医疗保健专业人员提供的培训和指南不足。需要为支持经历双胞胎妊娠中婴儿丧失的父母的医疗保健专业人员制定指南。
