Midwives’ contribution to normal childbirth care. Cross-sectional study in public health settings

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Childbirth; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17833269
• Lead Sponsor: Catalonia Council of Nurses

Brief Summary

2019 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30594059/ (added 12/02/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-10-19
• Study Completion: 2019-12-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 5497

Inclusion Criteria

1. Women aged 18 years or older
2. Women aged 40 years or younger
3. Singleton pregnancy
4. Cephalic presentation of the foetus
5. Not classified as women at high or very high risk during pregnancy
6. Starting labour from 37 (first day) weeks of pregnancy and before 41 (last day) weeks of pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women Aged 17 years or younger
2. Women Aged 41 years or older
3. No singleton pregnancy
4. No cephalic presentation of the foetus
5. Classified as women at high or very high risk during pregnancy
6. Starting labour before 36 [last day (36 w + 6 days)) weeks of pregnancy and at or after 42 weeks of pregnancy
7. Newborn Congenital disease detection after childbirth

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of low risk births attended to by midwives in public health settings and publicly funded home births during the study period. Measure will consist in the identification of the health professional providing care and attending the delivery for each woman .

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Outcomes of births attended to by midwives, measured using Bologna Score within the 24 hours after birth and before discharge from maternity ward<br> 2. Transfer rates from public birth centres and home births attended to by midwives to obstetric units<br>