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Table 2 PubMed search strategy

From: The impact of pregnancy loss on men’s health and wellbeing: a systematic review

Pregnancy loss/miscarriage

Men’s health outcomes

Abortion, habitual [mh]

OR

Abortion, spontaneous [mh]

OR

Stillbirth/psychology [mh]

OR

Miscarriage/psychology [mh]

OR

miscarriage*[tiab]

OR

Perinatal loss*[tiab]

OR

Stillbirth*[tiab]

Men’s health [mh]

OR

Fathers/psychology [mh]

OR

Spouse*[tiab]

OR

husband*[tiab]

OR

Men [tiab]

OR

Male [tiab]

OR

Males [tiab]

OR

Father*[tiab]

OR

Paternal [tiab]

  1. The * acts as a truncation symbol, whereby the search includes all possible endings for the term