The influence of antenatal education on second stage of labour

Can Antenatal Education Influence how women push in labour? A Pilot randomised Controlled Trial on Maternal Antenatal Teaching for Pushing in Second Stage of labour

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12608000542392

Acronym

PUSH STUDY

Enrollment

100

Registered

2008-10-27

Start date

2005-08-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The primary purpose of the study was determine the influence of antenatal educational sessions on second stage of labour. the aim being to test the effectiveness of structured antenatal education for pushing in the second stage of labour versus normal care and its impact on delivery outcome.This study has been completed and submitted for publication

Interventions

structured antenatal education in the form of two, one to one teaching sessions one week apart. The teaching sessions involve visual and explanatory information and an internal vaginal examination.The session lasted about 15 minutes.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

nulliparous women with a singleton cephalic presentation attending low risk antenatal care and planning a vaginal birth

Exclusion criteria

Age below 18 years, cognitive impairment, high-risk pregnancy, contraindications to vaginal examination.

Outcome results