Childbirth Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Sponsors
Catalonia Council of Nurses
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Women aged 18 years or older 2. Women aged 40 years or younger 3. Singleton pregnancy 4. Cephalic presentation of the foetus 5. Not classified as women at high or very high risk during pregnancy 6. Starting labour from 37 (first day) weeks of pregnancy and before 41 (last day) weeks of pregnancy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Women Aged 17 years or younger 2. Women Aged 41 years or older 3. No singleton pregnancy 4. No cephalic presentation of the foetus 5. Classified as women at high or very high risk during pregnancy 6. Starting labour before 36 [last day (36 w + 6 days)) weeks of pregnancy and at or after 42 weeks of pregnancy 7. Newborn Congenital disease detection after childbirth
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of low risk births attended to by midwives in public health settings and publicly funded home births during the study period. Measure will consist in the identification of the health professional providing care and attending the delivery for each woman . | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Outcomes of births attended to by midwives, measured using Bologna Score within the 24 hours after birth and before discharge from maternity ward 2. Transfer rates from public birth centres and home births attended to by midwives to obstetric units | — |
Countries
Ireland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed