Returning to work after childbirth
Completed
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, neonatal disordersPregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN73119486
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije University Medical Centre (VUMC) (The Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 600
Inclusion Criteria
1. Voluntary participation (giving informed consent)
2. Age: between 18 and 45 years
3. Pregnant less than 32 weeks
4. Being employed before and after maternity leave, for a minimum of 12 hours per week
5. Good reading, writing and understanding of the Dutch language
Exclusion Criteria
1. Delivery before 34 weeks of pregnancy
2. Definitely not returning to work after delivery, meaning one has submitted one?s resignation, or end of contract
3. Not returning to the same employer
4. Receiving a disability benefit or having submitted an application for a disability benefit
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Sick leave (during pregnancy and after maternity leave; duration and frequency)<br>2. Costs (of the intervention, medical consumption, sick leave)<br>3. Stop working
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Health status/quality of life<br>2. Complaints (pregnancy-related pelvic and back pain, fatigue and depressive complaints (postpartum depression, distress)<br>3. Satisfaction with intervention<br>4. Adaptation of working hours or work tasks