abour support and evidence based medicine: a randomised controlled trial of implementatio
Completed
- Conditions
- Support during labour and evidence based medicinePregnancy and ChildbirthLabour
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN33728802
- Lead Sponsor
- Effective Care Research Unit (South Africa)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
Maternity units within Gauteng Province, South Africa, that delivered a minimum of 150 women per month.
Exclusion Criteria
Maternity units within Gauteng Province, South Africa, that were directly linked to a university teaching scheme.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Whether women had a labour support person with them during labour.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Whether women during labour were:<br>1. Offered food or fluids<br>2. Left alone for long periods of time<br>3. Allowed to move during labour and delivery<br>4. Given an episiotomy<br>5. Given an enema<br>6. Shouted at<br>7. Struck or slapped<br>8. Unhappy with their care or percieved their care was bad