The Chapter Cohort Study: Following women for 12 months following tears or cuts after childbirth: How widespread are health problems, and what are these health problems?
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Childbirth-related perineal traumaPregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN17011317
- Lead Sponsor
- Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
Inclusion Criteria
1. Women (>16 years) who have given birth vaginally, either spontaneously or operatively
2. Women who have sustained childbirth related perineal trauma
3. Able and willing to give informed consent in a participating maternity unit during the data collection period.
*Women who have failed instrument delivery and have given birth via caesarean section and women with multiple births who give birth vaginally and via c-section can still be included in CHAPTER as long as they have sustained CRPT.
** Women who sustain an Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASI) CRPT will not be excluded.
Exclusion Criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Perineal infection within 6-weeks post-partum measured via both the bespoke patient-reported CHAPTER study 6-week questionnaire and through clinician-reported outcomes on the presence of a perineal infection using the online 6 week eCRF
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method