The Effect of Group Prenatal Care on Adolescent Pregnancy Outcomes.

The Effect of Group Prenatal Care on Adolescent Pregnancy Outcomes and explaining the experience of this model of prenatal care: A Mixed method study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20210703051764N1

Enrollment

294

Registered

2021-07-15

Start date

2021-08-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-08-30

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Conditions

Group prenatal care. Maternal care for viable fetus in abdominal pregnancy

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group from 16 to 20 weeks of pregnancy, 5 to 6 pregnant adolescents women will be allocated in a group, and will receive 4 or 5 prenatal care (weeks 16-20, 30-24, 3

Pregnant women in the control group will receive routine prenatal care from health care centers, and the researcher will not be involved.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

15 Years to 19 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 15-19 years old First and second pregnancies Singleton pregnancy low-risk pregnancy Gestational age 16-20 wk

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwanted pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Average weight gain of adolescent pregnant mothers. Timepoint: End of the intervention(38-40 wk). Method of measurement: scale.;Preterm labor. Timepoint: During the intervention. Method of measurement: mean gestational age.;Duration of first and second stage of labor. Timepoint: End of the intervention(labor). Method of measurement: Measuring the mean of the first and second stages of labor (minutes).;Select the type of delivery. Timepoint: End of the intervention. Method of measurement: type of delivery(normal vaginal delivery or cesarean delivery).	—

Measure

Time frame

Average weight gain of adolescent pregnant mothers. Timepoint: End of the intervention(38-40 wk). Method of measurement: scale.;Preterm labor. Timepoint: During the intervention. Method of measurement: mean gestational age.;Duration of first and second stage of labor. Timepoint: End of the intervention(labor). Method of measurement: Measuring the mean of the first and second stages of labor (minutes).;Select the type of delivery. Timepoint: End of the intervention. Method of measurement: type of delivery(normal vaginal delivery or cesarean delivery).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Empowerment of pregnant adolescents. Timepoint: End of the intervention. Method of measurement: Kameda Empowerment Questionnaire.;Fear of child birth. Timepoint: Before and after delivery. Method of measurement: Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire version A and B.;Apgar score of the 1st and 5th minutes after birth. Timepoint: End of the intervention( at child birth). Method of measurement: Apgar score.;Birth weight. Timepoint: End of the intervention(at birth). Method of measurement: Scale.;Duration of neonate hospitalization in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Timepoint: After the intervention (after the child birth ). Method of measurement: Mean duration of hospitalization.;Type of feeding. Timepoint: After the end of intervention (after the child birth ). Method of measurement: Questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Empowerment of pregnant adolescents. Timepoint: End of the intervention. Method of measurement: Kameda Empowerment Questionnaire.;Fear of child birth. Timepoint: Before and after delivery. Method of measurement: Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire version A and B.;Apgar score of the 1st and 5th minutes after birth. Timepoint: End of the intervention( at child birth). Method of measurement: Apgar score.;Birth weight. Timepoint: End of the intervention(at birth). Method of measurement: Scale.;Duration of neonate hospitalization in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Timepoint: After the intervention (after the child birth ). Method of measurement: Mean duration of hospitalization.;Type of feeding. Timepoint: After the end of intervention (after the child birth ). Method of measurement: Questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactParvi Abedi

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

parvinabedi@ymail+98 61 3373 8331

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026