Parents' Expectations and Experiences Around Cesarean Section in Belgium

• Conditions: Cesarean Section
• Interventions: Other: Questionnaires and interviews

• Registration Number: NCT02609217
• Lead Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to gain insight in the experiences and expectations of Belgian parents concerning primary cesarean section. This will be achieved by structured patient interviews and questionnaires in 24 women undergoing the procedure and their partners. This group will be divided into two subgroups of 12 multiparous and 12 nulliparous women and their partners.

Detailed Description

The subjects in both groups will be interviewed twice and will receive three questionnaires. One to two weeks prior to the scheduled cesarean section and during a scheduled obstetric outpatient visit, the first interview and questionnaire will be administered to the couple. A second questionnaire will be provided while still hospitalized (5 days post partum), to both mother and partner. Six weeks post partum, during a scheduled obstetric outpatient visit, the couple will be interviewed for the last time and will be asked to complete the third and last questionnaire.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-11
• Study First Submitted: 2015-11-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-11-17
• Study First Posted: 2015-11-20
• Status Verified: 2016-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-04-07
• Last Update Posted: 2016-04-08
• Primary Completion: 2016-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

• Pregnant women
• Partner available
• 18-50 years of age
• Singleton pregnancy
• Booked for planned cesarean section ≥37 weeks of gestation
• Dutch-speaking
• Informed consent given

Exclusion Criteria

• Emergency cesarean section
• <18 years of age or >50 years of age
• Multiple pregnancy
• Inability to provide consent (language, etc.)
• Partner not consenting
• BMI >35 kg/m2
• Maternal or fetal pathologies expected to affect pre and postnatal maternal/neonatal management

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Nulliparous	Questionnaires and interviews	12 nulliparous women and their partners, planned to undergo elective term cesarean section.
Multiparous	Questionnaires and interviews	12 multiparous women and their partners, planned to undergo elective term cesarean section.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Information on parents' fears and expectations around cesarean section	6 weeks post partum	Information on parents' fears and expectations around cesarean section will be obtained using structured patient interviews and questionnaires.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Qualitative data of breastfeeding after cesarean section	6 weeks postpartum	Data on quality of breastfeeding after cesarean section will be obtained using LATCH breastfeeding scores.
Quantitative data on postoperative pain after cesarean section	6 weeks post partum	Quantitative data on postoperative pain after cesarean section will be obtained using VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) pain scores.
Data on frequency of breastfeeding after cesarean section	6 weeks postpartum	Frequency of breastfeeding after cesarean section will be described by number of breastfeeds per 24h.
Data on the experience of postoperative pain after cesarean section	6 weeks postpartum	Data on the experience of postoperative pain after cesarean section will be obtained by content analysis of structured interviews.
Data on the experience of breastfeeding after cesarean section	6 weeks postpartum	Data on the experience of breastfeeding after cesarean section will be obtained by content analysis of structured interviews.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UZ Leuven; 🇧🇪 Leuven, Belgium