Birth Companionship During Labor

Completed

Conditions: Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery,

Registration Number: CTRI/2020/09/027738

Lead Sponsor: AIIMS RISHIKESH

Brief Summary: This is a Prospective Quality Improvement Study. This study promotes Respectful Maternity Care.Â· Women delivering in labour room of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AIIMS, Rishikesh will be included in this study as per inclusion and exclusion criteria. Our objective is to ensure that 90% of all women delivering at our facility had a birth companion by their side during labour and delivery.

This Quality Improvement (QI) study will follow 4 step approaches as given by Point of Care Continuous Quality Improvement (**POCCQI**) manual by WHO, using the standard tools for quality improvement for data collection and statistical analysis, namely

Step 1 Identifying the problem, forming a team, aim statement

Step 2 Analysing and measuring quality of care

Step 3 Developing and testing changes

Step 4 Sustaining improvement

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

1.Antenatal patients delivering vaginally in labour room of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AIIMS Rishikesh.
2.Antenatal patients who wish/choose to have a birth companion 3.Patient without any on-going intra-partum or postpartum complication.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Antenatal patients who do not wish to have a birth companion 2.Antenatal patients undergoing instrumental vaginal delivery / caesarean section 3.Covid-19 positive patients.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of women accompanied by birth companion during labour	1 1/2 years from the date of Ethical clearance

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To measure pain perception during labour (VAS Score)	1 1/2 years from the date of Ethical clearance
Duration of second stage of labour (in minutes)	1 1/2 years from the date of Ethical clearance
Maternal satisfaction during labour (Birth Satisfaction Scale- Revised Indicator [BSS-RI])	1 1/2 years from the date of Ethical clearance

Trial Locations

Locations (1): AIIMS Rishikesh
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Dehradun, UTTARANCHAL, India
AIIMS Rishikesh
🇮🇳Dehradun, UTTARANCHAL, India
Madhulika Singh
Principal investigator
7579887727
drmadhulikamksingh@gmail.com