Exploring the impact of midwife-led group antenatal care on caesarean section rates and infant health: a multi-site randomised controlled trial
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Recruiting
- Conditions
- Caesarean sectionPremature birthLow birth weightStillbirthGestational weight gainReproductive Health and Childbirth - Antenatal careReproductive Health and Childbirth - Breast feedingReproductive Health and Childbirth - Complications of newbornReproductive Health and Childbirth - Normal pregnancy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12622000607774
- Lead Sponsor
- Della Forster
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 3061
Inclusion Criteria
Primiparous women with a singleton pregnancy attending a study site as a public patient, assessed as low or moderate obstetric risk, less than 22 weeks’ gestation, and able to speak and understand English.
Exclusion Criteria
At initial pregnancy booking visit women who are considered high risk needing close obstetric monitoring, drug and alcohol issues requiring specialist care, known major fetal anomaly or compromise requiring significant medical input (e.g. aneuploidy, heart defects), and women unable to provide informed consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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