Comparison of maternal and neonatal outcomes in caring by Doula, trained lay companion and routine midwifery care
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Condition 1: Active phase duration. Condition 2: Second stage duration. Condition 3: Satisfaction with childbirth. Condition 4: Anxiety during labor. Condition 5: Duration of skin-to-skin contact. Condition 6: Severity of labor pain. Condition 7: Time to start breastfeeding. Condition 8: Apgar score in the first and fifth minutes of birth. Condition 9: Time to start skin-to-skin contact. Condition 10: Duration of skin-to-skin contact. Condition 11: How to contact mother and infant.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20230620058548N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
Low-risk pregnant women aged 18 to 40 years
Gestational age of 38 to 42 weeks based on accurate LMP or ultrasound
Spontaneous onset of labor pains
Healthy, live fetus
Single fetus
Display of head
Normal cervical delivery conditions according to midwife or physician
Exclusion Criteria
Any known physical disease related or unrelated to pregnancy
Mental illness of mother
Known fetal abnormalities
Previous history of cesarean section or desire to have selective cesarean section
History of giving birth to infant who weighs less than 2500 or more than 4000 grams
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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