Development and validation of a tool for advising primiparous women during early labour (GebStart-Study)

Not Applicable

• Conditions: O80; Single spontaneous delivery

• Registration Number: DRKS00025572
• Lead Sponsor: Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Departement Gesundheit, Institut für Hebammenenwissenschaft und reproduktive Gesundheit

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-07-28
• Results First Posted: 2023-03-18
• Study Completion: 2024-04-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 627

Inclusion Criteria

•Pregnant women = 18 years old
•Sufficient oral and written German language knowledge
•Expecting the first child
•Singleton
•Cephalic presentation
•No elective caesarean section planned
•No labour induction planned

Exclusion Criteria

•Pregnant women expecting their second child or more
•Multiple pregnancy
•Elective caesarean section or labour induction planned

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome of the study were the quality criteria of the tool (standardised questionnaire).<br><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes were: 1) Mothers: perinatal outcomes such as mode of birth, interventions during childbirth, perineal injuries, breastfeeding, hospital stay, postnatal quality of life, satisfaction with the application of the tool, satisfaction with the care received, 2) Infants: Birth weight, Apgar-Score, umbilical cord pH, admission to NICU, 3) Health professionals: satisfaction with the application of the tool.