The investigators are conducting a participatory study with and for parents after child loss during pregnancy or birth. Their aim is to develop treatment recommendations for healthcare professional. These focus on question, how to deal with parents when experiencing child loss.

The entire study is following a participatory approach and including parents after stillbirth in the research team. Along a co-creative design, the investigators planned a multistep-explorative mixed-methods study.

In detail, three key steps will be conducted. First, workshops and focus groups will be carried out to identify central needs of affected parents. Afterwards, one investigator will interview the parents narratively to gain an in-depth understanding of their experiencs. Finally, these findings will be summarized and translated into treatment recommendations for healthcare professionals.

Inclusion Criteria:

• German speaking
• Living in Austria, Germany or Switzerland
• Child loss during pregnancy or birth
• Child loss within last 12 months
• Legal capacity
• Voluntary participation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Loss of child after birth
• Not speaking and understanding German
• Not in a good mental condition to participate

Parents (mothers, fathers) will be recruited that lost their child during pregnancy or birth in hospitals, at home or birth houses.

The data to be collected is particularly sensitive and is stored securely and deleted after the study. Individual pseudonymised excerpts are made public in the publications.