RT Journal Article T1 Maternal Perception of Pregnancy Loss: Protocol for a Thematic Synthesis A1 Pinto Moreira Freitas, Maria Conceição A1 Magalhães, Bruno A1 Martínez Galiano, Juan Miguel A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan AB Introduction: The number of women who present this perineal loss is high. Identifying the existing knowledge about the women’sexperiences and perceptions of pregnancy loss is essential to understand the impact of the phenomenon on women. This identificationis also crucial to adapt and improve the healthcare provided.Subjects and Methods: A systematic literature review, meta-synthesis, of qualitative studies will be developed with the goal ofobtaining a comprehensive understanding of mothers’ perception of pregnancy loss and identifying their specific support needs.Inclusion Criteria: This review will consider qualitative investigations that study the perceptions or experiences of adult women whohave suffered prenatal loss. All studies published in English, Spanish or Portuguese between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2022will be considered. This systematic review will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute statement for systematic reviews of qualitativedesign. The Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, Scopus, CINAHL®, MEDLINE® and Cochrane Database of SystematicReviews (CDRS) databases will be utilized for research. Data extraction will be performed in-peers by the researchers, using theJoanna Briggs Institute model. Finally, the available data will be analysed using a meta-aggregation approach.Conclusion: A better understanding of this phenomenon will be useful, identifying, on the one hand, the support needs of womenwho have suffered fetal loss and, on the other hand, also identifying the support and interventions that can be implemented by healthprofessionals. PB Taylor and Francis Group SN 1179-1411 (electrónico) YR 2024 FD 2024-07 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24343 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24343 LA eng NO Moreira Freitas, M. C., Magalhães, B., Martínez-Galiano, J. M., & Gómez-Salgado, J. (2024). Maternal Perception of Pregnancy Loss: Protocol for a Thematic Synthesis. In International Journal of Women's Health: Vol. Volume 16 (pp. 1229–1234). Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.2147/ijwh.s463461 DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva RD 30 may 2026