Evaluation of a decision aid for women with a breech-presenting baby

Conditions

Breech pregnancy at term Pregnancy and Childbirth Breech pregnancy

Nils Chaillet, Emmanuel Bujold, Benoı̂t Mâsse, William A. Grobman, Patrick Rozenberg et al. (16 authors)

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Eslami S, Aslani A, Tara F, Ghalichi L, Erfanian F, Abu-Hanna A.

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10.1186/s13063-015-1070-x

Assisting informed decision making for labour analgesia: a randomised controlled trial of a decision aid for labour analgesia versus a pamphlet.

Raynes-Greenow CH, Nassar N, Torvaldsen S, Trevena L, Roberts CL.

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10.1186/1471-2393-10-15

Interventions

The study group will receive the ECV Decision Aid which was developed using the Ottawa Decision Support Framework, including a systematic review of the evidence about the benefits and risks of the opt

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Women with a single breech-presenting baby at 34 weeks gestation or greater 2. Clinically eligible for external cephalic version (ECV)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Women presenting with a breech in labour 2. Multiple pregnancies 3. Previous Caesarean Section (CS) 4. Severe foetal anomaly 5. Ruptured membranes 6. Indications for CS anyway

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Knowledge 2. Decisional conflict 3. Anxiety 4. Satisfaction with decision-making	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Numbers of ECVs undergone 2. ECV success rate 3. Rates of pregnancy complications 4. Perinatal outcomes: 4.1. Mode of delivery (vaginal, emergency or planned CS) 4.2. Enrolment to delivery interval 4.3. Gestational age 4.4. Birthweight 4.5. Apgar scores 4.6. Perinatal deaths 4.7. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit admission 4.8. Maternal haemorrhage (antepartum or postpartum) 4.9. Length of stay	—

Countries

Australia

Outcome results

None listed