Table 5.
Characteristics of the qualitative studies
| Number of studiesa | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | |
| 1995–2000 | 1 |
| 2001–2005 | 6 |
| 2006–2010 | 2 |
| 2011–2016 | 1 |
| Sample size of males includedb | |
| 1–5 | 3 |
| 6–9 | 3 |
| 10–14 | 4 |
| Region of study | |
| Australia | 3 |
| Europe/UK | 4 |
| US | 2 |
| Middle-East | 1 |
| Recruitment | |
| Hospitals/clinics | 3 |
| Private Practices/GPs | 3 |
| Pregnancy loss support group | 2 |
| Pregnancy loss clinic | 1 |
| Newspapers | 1 |
| Community locations (noticeboards, libraries, centres, pharmacies, shops) | 2 |
| Snowball sampling/word of mouth | 5 |
| Time since pregnancy loss | |
| 0–8 weeks | 4 |
| 8 weeks-6 months | 6 |
| 6 months-1 year | 5 |
| 1 year-2 years | 3 |
| 2 years–3 years | 2 |
| > 3 years | 1 |
| Time of gestation at which loss occurred | |
| 6–12 weeks | 3 |
| 13–20 weeks | 4 |
| 21 weeks–30 weeks | 2 |
| 31 weeks–40 weeks | 3 |
| > 40 weeks | 3 |
a If numbers total more or less than 10 then the characteristics of a study were unknown or were relevant in two groups
b The sample size for studies assessing couples is halved so that the results for men only are displayed