NCT07406776

Identification of Histories of Pregnancy Termination, Particularly Early Miscarriage, in General Medical Records

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 145 (actual)
• Sponsor: Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Early miscarriage (EM) is defined as the spontaneous expulsion of an intrauterine pregnancy of less than 14 weeks' duration. Early miscarriage is a very common complication, affecting more than 10% of pregnancies. Because of its frequency, EM is often considered a trivial event, particularly by healthcare professionals. However, for the women who experience it, EM can be a traumatic event, difficult to discuss with their families, and a source of worries and questions for subsequent pregnancies. The international literature is consistent on the psychological morbidity associated with miscarriage: anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder have been studied in women following CPT. The identification of a history of EM by doctors is therefore important for the overall management of women's health. The 2021 National Perinatal Survey showed that less than 5% of pregnant women in France had their first six months of pregnancy monitored by a general practitioner, a proportion that has been steadily declining in recent years. The majority of women are monitored by a gynecologist, or in 40% of cases by a midwife. These professionals therefore appear to be the preferred point of contact for women in the event of a miscarriage. In the absence of specific information, either from the woman herself or from the healthcare professional who treated her, the general practitioner-the attending physician may remain unaware of this event in their patient's life. Under these circumstances, identifying a history of EM in the general practitioner's medical records may not be sufficient.

Detailed description

The primary objective is to describe the frequency of notification of a history of early miscarriage in the treating physician's medical record. The secondary objectives are : * To describe how the treating physician is informed of the history of early miscarriage. * To investigate the factors associated with notification of a history of early miscarriage in the treating physician's medical record medical records. * Describe the frequency of notification of a history of termination of pregnancy other than early miscarriage (voluntary termination of pregnancy, foetal death in utero, medical termination of pregnancy) in the treating physician's medical record. * Describe the procedures for informing the attending doctor about the history of termination of pregnancy other than early miscarriage.

Conditions

• Early Miscarriage

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-05-16
• Primary completion: 2025-11-27
• Completion: 2026-02-05
• First posted: 2026-02-12
• Last updated: 2026-02-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France