Mother Who Had a Miscarriage with a D & C Question Title * 1. After finding out that your baby had died, did you have a D & C? Yes No Comment Question Title * 2. How many weeks pregnant were you when you found out that the baby died? Question Title * 3. How many weeks gestation was the baby when it passed away? Question Title * 4. Did your doctor or nurse explain to you why the baby was still inside of you after it died? (Please check any that apply) Yes No I would have appreciated an explanation of why the baby was still inside of me. I did not care to know why I was still carrying my baby even though he/she died. Yes, but only after I asked. I don’t remember Other Comment Question Title * 5. How did you find out that the baby died? (Please check any that apply) I found out there was no heartbeat at the doctor’s office. I found out there was no heartbeat at my 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. I went to the emergency room and found out my baby had died. I began to miscarry at home without any idea that my baby had died. Other Comment Question Title * 6. If you had an ultrasound, please check any that apply to your ultrasound experience. I 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 me no indication that there may be a problem. None of these apply to my experience. Other Comment Question Title * 7. Please check all that apply to your experience of finding out from your doctor that the baby had died. (Please check any that apply) I 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 * 8. 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 * 9. 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 The doctor refered to the baby as "it" Other Comment Question Title * 10. Were you given information to make a choice on miscarriage at home versus a 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 * 11. Why did you choose a surgery instead of a miscarriage at home? (Please check any that apply) I wanted to have it over with I could not stand the idea of a dead baby inside of me I could not stand waiting any longer Medically I needed to have a D &C surgery I had an infection I had too much bleeding I was concerned about taking too much time off work My doctor pressured me into having a D& C I did not want to miscarry at home Comment Question Title * 12. How prepared did you feel for what you experienced during your D & C? I was well prepared I did not know what to expect. I would have liked to have been better prepared I did not want to be prepared I found out I was not as prepared as I originally thought Other Comment Question Title * 13. Did they try to have your miscarry with medication before deciding on a D & C? Yes (Please name the medication in the comment box) No Comment Question Title * 14. Did you request your baby’s remains from the D & C surgery? Yes, and they were given to me Yes, but they would not give them to me No, but they were offered to me No, and I did not want them I did not know you could request the baby's remains I wish I knew you could request your baby's remains Other Comment Next