Midwife-led debriefing after operative birth

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Maternal depression; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Depression

• Registration Number: ISRCTN24648614
• Lead Sponsor: ational Health and Medical Research Council

Brief Summary

2000 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11053173 2006 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16509986

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 1998-10-30
• Study Start: 2005-11-09
• Last Update Posted: 14 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 1040

Inclusion Criteria

Women giving birth by caesarean section, or with the assistance of forceps or vacuum extraction.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women who had stillbirths or babies weighing less than 1500 g
2. Women who were ill or whose babies were ill
3. Women whose private obstetricians had refused permission to approach them
4. Women who had insufficient English to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of maternal depression at six months postpartum measured by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and overall maternal health status measured by the 36-item short form (SF-36) health status measure.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Satisfaction with care<br> 2. Experience of the birth<br> 3. Maternal health problems<br> 4. For women participating in debriefing, their opinion about its helpfulness<br>