Impacts of Online and Group Perinatal Education

Completed

• Conditions: Pregnant Women and Partners
• Interventions: Other: Prenatal education

• Registration Number: NCT03464669
• Lead Sponsor: CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval

Brief Summary

This project aims to evaluate the impacts of group prenatal education and online prenatal education on health determinants and users' health status.

Detailed Description

Prenatal education is a core component of perinatal care and services provided by health institutions. Whereas group prenatal education is the most common educational model, some health institutions have opted to implement online prenatal education to address accessibility issues as well as the evolving needs of future parents. This prospective cohort study aims to evaluate the impacts of group prenatal education and online prenatal education on health determinants and the perinatal health status of parents. It is part of a larger multipronged study using mixed methods.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-02-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-03-07
• Study First Posted: 2018-03-14
• Study Start: 2018-06-18
• Primary Completion: 2020-09-29
• Study Completion: 2020-09-29
• Status Verified: 2022-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-03-16
• Last Update Posted: 2022-03-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1208

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

• Men and women not fulfilling inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group prenatal education	Prenatal education	Prenatal education delivered in-person by health and social services centers
Online prenatal education	Prenatal education	Online prenatal education provided or recommended by health and social services centers

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline Perinatal Knowledge	10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy	Measured with an adapted version of the Health Pregnancies Knowledge Survey

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline Anxiety	10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth	Assessed with a validated French version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
Control during Childbirth	6 weeks after child birth	Assessed with a French version of the Labour Agentry Scale
Change from Baseline Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy	10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth	Assessed with a French version of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short-Form
Change from Baseline Self-Efficacy in the Parenting Role	10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth	Assessed with a French version of the Parent Expectations Survey
Change from Baseline Psychological Distress	10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth	Measured with a validated French version of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire
Birth Weight	6 weeks after child birth	Self-reported by parents
Personal experience of the COVID-19 crisis and its influence on the use of prenatal education and information services.	33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth	Measured by an in-house questionnaire put together by experts in perinatal care research and in the study of natural disasters and mental health.
Change from Baseline Depression	10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth	Assessed with a French version of the Parent Expectations Survey
Concern about Labour and Birth	6 weeks after child birth	Assessed with a French version of the Oxford Worries about Labour Scale
Personal Control in Pain Relief during Childbirth	6 weeks after child birth	Assessed with a French version of the Personal Control in Pain Relief Scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU de Québec; 🇨🇦 Québec, Canada