Caesarean section or vaginal birth: Making an informed choice

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Perinatal care; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN67214403
• Lead Sponsor: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

Brief Summary

2020 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32887669/ protocol (added 08/09/2020) 2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38133667/ Process evaluation article (added 27/12/2023) 2024 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38233792/ Cross-sectional survey (added 18/01/2024) 2024 Other publications in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2024.103979 Women's caesarean section preferences: A multicountry cross-sectional survey in low- and middle-income countries (added 25/03/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-03-30
• Last Update Posted: 8 April 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 800000

Inclusion Criteria

Healthcare professionals:
1. Involved in obstetric care in the various participating hospitals. Health professionals have been defined as as obstetricians and nurses/midwives working on the maternity ward in the study facilities, and administrators as those working as managers on the maternity ward or health facility (e.g. medical/clinical director, head of obstetrics, matron-in-charge).

Patients:
1. All women who are admitted to deliver in any participating facility during the study period. Delivery is defined as the birth of infant weighing =500 g or =22 weeks (=1000 g in Burkina Faso and Thailand), alive or dead, with or without malformations, by any route.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women admitted to participating hospitals for abortions or miscarriages
2. Women who delivered at home or in another centre with postnatal transfer

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified