Bridging the gap between pregnancy loss research and policy and practice: insights from a qualitative survey with knowledge users

Table 2 Who could benefit from knowing about pregnancy loss research

Knowledge user	n	% (N = 46)
Women/men with lived/living experience of pregnancy loss	41	89
Policy makers/government	40	87
Decision makers (people with power to influence or determine policies and practices at local, regional, national or international level)	39	85
Media	39	85
Members of the public	39	85
Practitioners/service providers^a	37	80
Research funders	29	63
Researchers	27	59
Volunteer health sector/NGOs	27	59
Private sector/industry	13	28
Other—please specify [teachers/educators]	2	4

^aThirteen participants specified further; these included any or all health and allied health professionals who engage with pregnant women and/or general women’s health—obstetricians/gynaecologists, nurses, midwives, staff in emergency departments, primary care practitioners (general practitioners, practice nurses and public health nurses) and counsellors and psychotherapists

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