Midwives’ contribution to normal childbirth care: Cross-sectional study in public hospitals in Catalonia

MIDwives CONtribution to childbirth care provision versus other health professionals childbirth care provision and BIRTH outcomes in public hospitals in Catalonia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN14062994

Enrollment

1434

Registered

2015-12-11

Start date

2015-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-01-16

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Conditions

Pregnancy Pregnancy and Childbirth Pregnancy

Interventions

In this study the intervention considered is the care provided to low risk women during labour, delivery and early postpartum period. This intervention includes all procedures performed during the int

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 18 and 40 years 2. Female participants 3. Singleton pregnancy 4. Cephalic presentation of the foetus 5. Labour between 37 and 42 weeks gestation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. High or very high risk during pregnancy 2. Newborn Congenital disease detection after childbirth

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Percentage of low risk births attended to by midwives in public hospitals in Catalonia during the study period.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Outcomes of births attended to by midwives, measured using Bologna Score within 24 hours after birth and before discharge from maternity ward.	—

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 14, 2026