Innovation to Providing Interprofessional Maternity Care

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Pregnancy
• Interventions: Other: Collaborative model; Other: Usual care

• Registration Number: NCT00961987
• Lead Sponsor: McMaster University

Brief Summary

The aim of this pilot project is to determine if there are differences in patient outcomes and healthcare utilization between patients randomly assigned to usual care (a collaborative model of maternity care with co-located healthcare professionals but with referrals to off-site obstetricians) or to a collaborative model of maternity care with co-located healthcare professionals, including obstetricians. It is hypothesized that by creating a seamless interface between obstetrical consultation and ongoing longitudinal maternity care, patient outcomes (birth outcome data), patient satisfaction and healthcare utilization, including number of outpatient visits, ultrasounds, laboratory tests, consultations, etc, will be improved in the intervention group compared with the group receiving usual care. The results could potentially lead to other sites adopting this innovative model of maternity healthcare delivery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2009-08
• Study First Submitted: 2009-08-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-08-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-08-18
• Study First Posted: 2009-08-19
• Last Update Posted: 2009-08-19
• Study Start: 2009-10
• Primary Completion: 2010-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 700

Inclusion Criteria

• 16 years of age or older
• Attending their intake appointment at the Centre
• Ability to understand English
• Legal status in Canada

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Collaborative model	Collaborative model	Patients will be referred (if necessary) to an obstetrician who will be co-located in the Maternity Centre and who will be part of the collaborative model of maternity care.
Usual care	Usual care	At present, if Maternity Centre patients require the specialized services of an obstetrician, the current standard of care is to refer them to obstetricians located offsite with no professional ties to the Maternity Centre

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient outcomes (birth outcomes)	9 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient satisfaction	9 months
Healthcare utilization	9 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Maternity Centre; 🇨🇦 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada