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Effects of the birthing room environment on vaginal births and client-centred outcomes in women at term planning a vaginal birth: a multicentre RCT

Effects of the birthing room environment on vaginal births and client-centred outcomes in women at term planning a vaginal birth: a multicentre RCT - BE-UP

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00012854
Enrollment
3800
Registered
2018-03-07
Start date
2018-04-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Vaginal birth O80 O81 O82

Interventions

Group 1: A room in which a delivery bed is absent or concealed, with materials (such as a beanbag, a set of table and chairs, and audiovisuals, floor lamp...) that support the woman’s upright body pos
other equipment (e.g. birthing stool, cloth...) need not be removed.

Sponsors

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Gesundheits- und Pflegewissenschaft,
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primiparae and multiparae of all ages, a singleton cephalic presentation, gestation between 37+0 weeks to 41+6 weeks, an intended VB, and an active 1st stage.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Wish for water birth, active 2nd stage, emergency, pathological (definition according to FIGO) fetal heart tracings on admission, indications for caesarean section (CS) according to the NICE guideline, and limited capability to understand written and oral German.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Probability of a vaginal birth.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Maternal self-determination during birth (assessed by validated questionnaire LAS) at 3 months postpartum; incidence of episiotomy, of 3rd & 4th degree perineal tears, epidural analgesia as well as “critical outcome of newborn at term” (composite indicator).

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSabine;Theresa Striebich;Oganowski

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Gesundheits- und Pflegewissenschaft,;Hochschule für Gesundheit,

sabine.striebich@medizin.uni-halle.de;theresa.oganowski@hs-gesundheit.de49-178-476 2702;49-234-777 27 858,

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 4, 2026