Massage as an Adjunct Approach to Care for Pregnant Women Who Have Experienced a Stillbirth

The goal of this mixed-methods single-arm study is to measure the feasibility of massage as an adjunct approach to care for pregnant women who have experienced a stillbirth. In order to provide pilot data, this intervention study will:Determine the feasibility and acceptability of the massage intervention and optimize the timing and outcome measures,Provide data for future use in an individual participant data systematic review, andEvaluate experiences of women undertaking the interventionParticipants will [ If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare [insert groups] to see if [insert effects].

Inclusion Criteria:Pregnant women 18 years of age or greater who have experienced a stillbirth (pregnancy loss from 20 weeks gestation) in a previous pregnancy.Participants who had a medial termination from 20-weeks' gestation will be included in the study.Participants must be able to attend one of the study pregnancy massage therapists' clinics located within Australia.Having had previous massage experience is not an enrolment criterion, it is just not an exclusion criterion.Exclusion Criteria:- Participants will be excluded if they are unable to receive the study treatments in the allocated time frame.