Father of a Baby Who Was Removed by D & C or D & E Question Title * 1. How many weeks pregnant was your wife/partner when you found out that the baby died? Question Title * 2. How many weeks gestation was the baby when he/she passed away? Question Title * 3. How was baby delivered? D & C Other Comment Question Title * 4. How did you find out that the baby died? (Please check any that apply) We found out there was no heartbeat at the doctor’s office. We found out there was no heartbeat at the regular ultrasound. They found no heartbeat at the doctor’s office and confirmed the baby had died with an ultrasound. They found no heartbeat at the midwife visit and confirmed the baby had died with an ultrasound. We went to the emergency room and found out our baby had died. We began to miscarry at home without any idea that our baby had died. Other Comment Question Title * 5. If you had an ultrasound, please check any that apply to your ultrasound experience. We could see that there was no heartbeat. The ultrasound tech said there was no heartbeat. The ultrasound tech looked concerned. The ultrasound tech was cold. The ultrasound tech was kind and empathetic. The ultrasound tech hinted that there may be a problem. The ultrasound tech gave us no indication that there may be a problem. None of these apply to our experience. Other Comment Question Title * 6. Please check any that apply to your experience of finding out, from your doctor, that the baby had died. We could see that there was no heartbeat. The doctor said there was no heartbeat. The doctor told me the baby had died. The doctor looked concerned. The doctor was cold. The doctor was kind and empathetic. The doctor told me in person that the baby had died. The doctor told me over the phone that the baby had died. The doctor did the ultrasound and said there was no heartbeat. None of these apply to my experience. Other Comment Question Title * 7. What term did the doctor use when referring to the baby’s death? (Please check any that apply) Miscarriage Stillbirth Preemie death Infant death Spontaneous abortion I do not recall what term the doctor used Other Comment Question Title * 8. What term did the doctor use when referring to your baby? (Please check any that apply) The doctor referred to my baby as a baby The doctor referred to my baby as a fetus The doctor referred to my baby as tissue The doctor called my baby by his/her name Other Comment Question Title * 9. Were you given information to make a choice on miscarriage at home vs. hospital procedure? Yes No I was not offered the opportunity to make any decisions. I was not able to make any decisions. Other Comment Question Title * 10. Why did you choose a surgery instead of a miscarriage at home? (Please check any that apply) I wanted to have it over with We could not stand the idea of a dead baby inside of her I could not stand waiting any longer Medically my spouse/partner needed to have a D&C surgery Wife/partner had an infection Wife/partner had too much bleeding I was concerned about taking too much time off work Our doctor pressured us into having a D&C I did not want us to miscarry at home Other Comment Next