Can we increase the routine provision of antenatal care addressing gestational weight gain for pregnant women through a clinical practice change intervention?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Gestational weight gain; Nutrition in pregnancy; Physical activity in pregnancy; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Antenatal care; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000054819
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Newcastle

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-01-22
• Study Completion: 2024-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 7014

Inclusion Criteria

The best practice care pathways will be implemented as routine care for all women attending antenatal clinics within the participating sectors. All health professionals providing antenatal care will participate in the implementation intervention as part of routine service improvement and all will be offered to opportunity to participate in clinician surveys pre and post intervention.

All pregnant women who have had attended at least one face-to-face antenatal appointment with an obstetrics focus for a booking in appointment, 28 week appointment, or 36 week appointment within three health sectors of the Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) of New South Wales, Australia who meet the following inclusion criteria will be eligible for participation in study surveys:
-Had an antenatal care appointment with an HNELHD maternity service in Greater Newcastle, Peel or Lower Mid North Coast Sector.
-Aged 18 years or older.
-More than 12 weeks and less than 37 weeks’ gestation at time of the appointment.
-English proficient to complete a survey.
-Mentally and physically capable of completing a survey.
-Attended the appointment of interest in the previous week.
; The best practice care pathways will be implemented as routine care for all women attending antenatal clinics within the participating sectors. All health professionals providing antenatal care will participate in the implementation intervention as part of routine service improvement and all will be offered to opportunity to participate in clinician surveys pre and post intervention.

All pregnant women who have had attended at least one face-to-face antenatal appointment with an obstetrics focus for a booking in appointment, 28 week appointment, or 36 week appointment within three health sectors of the Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) of New South Wales, Australia who meet the following inclusion criteria will be eligible for participation in study surveys:
-Had an antenatal care appointment with an HNELHD maternity service in Greater Newcastle, Peel or Lower Mid North Coast Sector.
-Aged 18 years or older.
-More than 12 weeks and less than 37 weeks’ gestation at time of the appointment.
-English proficient to complete a survey.
-Mentally and physically capable of completing a survey.
-Attended the appointment of interest in the previous week.

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant women will be excluded if they are determined by clinical discretion to be inappropriate to contact for the telephone/online survey (e.g. medical or social issues). Women will not be sampled if they are less than 18 years of age, less than 12 weeks or over 37 weeks’ gestation, are receiving antenatal care via a private provider, or have given birth or had a negative pregnancy outcome (e.g. miscarriage).; Pregnant women will be excluded if they are determined by clinical discretion to be inappropriate to contact for the telephone/online survey (e.g. medical or social issues). Women will not be sampled if they are less than 18 years of age, less than 12 weeks or over 37 weeks’ gestation, are receiving antenatal care via a private provider, or have given birth or had a negative pregnancy outcome (e.g. miscarriage).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified