PAUSEMATTERS Study: Exploring the impact of natural pauses in childbirth on the mother's and newborn's health
- Conditions
- Physiological birthReproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624001172594
- Lead Sponsor
- Edith Cowan University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 73
Inclusion criteria for primary participant pool (women who birth and their newborns):1. women aged greater than or equal to 18 years2. resident in Western Australia (WA) at the time of data collection3. pregnant greater than or equal to 12 weeks of gestation (12 weeks and 0 days or longer)4. birth planned at home, or commenced at home, with the support of a midwife (see note below)5. consent to participate (voluntary participation)Note: Women who commence a birth at home with the support of a midwife and transfer to hospital during labour (e.g., due to a change of preferences, or due to emerging risk factors), remain eligible for participation irrespective of the eventual birth setting. Note: All neonates born to women who participate in this study will be enrolled in this study as participants, and basic neonatal data (e.g. APGAR score) will be collected via the maternal birth record.Inclusion criteria for secondary participant pool (co-participants, birth partner/s):1. birth partner, defined as a person who was chosen by the participating woman to provide support during birth (e.g., spouse, family member, friend, doula, etc.)2. was present during labour and/or birth3. aged greater than or equal to 18 years4. consent to participate
Exclusion criteria for primary participant pool (women who birth and their newborns):1. planned birth at a hospital or birth centre2. birth without any support of a midwife (see note below)3. preterm birth (below 37 weeks and 0 days gestation)Note: Women who have planned a homebirth with the support of a midwife and end up birthing before the midwife arrives (so-called birth before attendance) remain eligible for participation. Women who plan a birth without the support of a midwife (so-called freebirth) are ineligible to participate in this study.Exclusion criteria for secondary participant pool (co-participants, birth partner/s):1. the participating woman prefers her birth partner/s not to be involved in this study2. unavailable during the time of the interview or unable to complete online questionnaire
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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