Massage as an Adjunct Approach to Care for Pregnant Women Who Have Experienced a Stillbirth
Pregnancy Related, Pregnancy Loss
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Pregnancy Related focused on measuring pregnancy, massage, pregnancy after stillbirth
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Pregnant women 18 years of age or greater who have experienced a stillbirth (pregnancy loss from 20 weeks gestation) in a previous pregnancy. Participants who had a medial termination from 20-weeks' gestation will be included in the study. Participants must be able to attend one of the study pregnancy massage therapists' clinics located within Australia. Having had previous massage experience is not an enrolment criterion, it is just not an exclusion criterion. Exclusion Criteria: - Participants will be excluded if they are unable to receive the study treatments in the allocated time frame.
Sites / Locations
- Western Sydney UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Massage
Women will receive four 60 minute massage consultations within a four-month period at intervals of their choosing.