Data Collection
intrauterine death, bleeding, RPOC, pain
BLEEDING, DISEASES
A demographic questionnaire used to gather information about age, sex, weight, blood pressure, existing underlying diseases, and the gestational age of the patients was given to the patients to fill in. Also, sonographic studies were employed to confirm intrauterine death.After a 3-day outpatient intervention, the patients were asked to refer to the gynecology and obstetrics clinic affiliated with Jahrom University of Medical Sciences for further follow-up. In this follow-up session, data such as spotting in pregnancy, pain, bleeding, and finally, successful expulsion of RPOC were asked and recorded carefully in relevant code sheets. For the assessment of the pain severity in the patients, the Visual Analogue Scale system (VAS), a 10 cm scaled ruler, was used to show the degree of the pain in these patients, such that 0 and 10 were its two extremes representing no pain and worst pain, respectively. Data during follow-up were recorded in a blinded fashion and using forms prepared in advance. Furthermore, a 1–3 score denoted relative pain, 4–6 moderate pain, and 7–10 severe pain overall [