Induction of Women With Fear of Labor

• Conditions: Fear
• Interventions: Other: WEDQ-B (questionnaire)

• Registration Number: NCT01424059
• Lead Sponsor: Uppsala University Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the experience of labor in parous women induced because of fear of labor and, to compare the experience of parous women induced without fear of labor. A comparison with the experience of women delivered with elective cesarean section because of fear of labor is done.

In the induced labors, the induction method is amniotomy. Between groups the experience of delivery is evaluated with a questionnaire: Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire(WEDQ-B).

Groups are also compared with regard to time from induction to delivery and rate of operative delivery.

Hypotheses:

* there is no difference in experience of delivery

* there is no difference in time to delivery or rate of operative deliveries

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-01
• Status Verified: 2011-08
• Study First Submitted: 2011-08-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-08-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-08-24
• Study First Posted: 2011-08-26
• Last Update Posted: 2011-08-26
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2013-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

• parous
• induction or cesarean section
• amniotomy

Exclusion Criteria

• non proficiency in the Swedish language

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
fear of labor	WEDQ-B (questionnaire)	Parous women with fear of labor

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
experience of delivery	Within 48 hours after delivery	Experience of labor is evaluated with a questionnaire (WEDQ-B) within 48 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Operative delivery	within 48 hours	within 48 hours from inclusion in the study

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akademiska hospital; 🇸🇪 Uppsala, Sweden