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Antenatal Care Education (ACE): The co-design and piloting of interventions to improve patient and staff experience through better birth preparedness

Antenatal Care Education (ACE): The co-design and piloting of interventions to improve patient and staff experience through better birth preparedness

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Unknown
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN18018389
Enrollment
611
Registered
2019-07-16
Start date
2019-07-16
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-06-01

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

Conditions

Childbirth Pregnancy and Childbirth General Obstetrics (antenatal and postnatal care, perinatal mental health) Reproductive health and childbirth

Interventions

There are 5 parts to this study, which will enable us to build up a clear picture of antenatal education in the UK. The multiple designs have been selected carefully to ensure that we develop a detail
Expectations of birth questionnaire (Work Package 4), The women will complete a questionnaire on paper or online before the session and 1-2 weeks after the session. Staff Intervention

Sponsors

North Bristol NHS Trust
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: There are five work packages (WPs), with separate inclusion criteria: WP1: Aged > 16, invited to attend/attended ANE Class in North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) WP2: Any clinical role, involved in labour/delivery care at NBT WP3: Aged > 16, either antenatal or postnatal NBT patient WP4: Women and partners attending ANE at NBT, willing to participate and can complete an english questionnaire WP5: All clinical staff involved in labour and delivery care at NBT

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The main outcome for the study will be the production and piloting of the interventions, there will be no primary outcome as the study is not powered to detect any differences, as it is pilot work.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
For WP1 & 2 the outcomes will be an understanding of the current landscape of women's antenatal education, coping strategies and expectations. For WP3 we will produce an expectations questionnaire. For WP 4: Process Measures: 4.1 Number of women and partners attending the sessions 4.2 Immediate feedback on the intervention from women and partners 4.3 Delayed feedback on the utility of the intervention via a postnatal survey at 2 and 6 weeks. 4.4 Debrief with staff delivering the intervention for 10 minutes post intervention recorded on a structured form by a member of the research team. Intervention Fidelity: 4.5 Length of session delivered, as timed by the research team member 4.6 Content delivered as reported by the community midwife 4.7 Research team assessment of fidelity of intervention via audio-recording. Outcome Assessment 4.8 expectations of labour and birth questionnaire - change pre-post intervention 4.9 birth outcomes 4.10 2 and 6 weeks questionnaire to record the childbirth experience questionnaire, Edinburgh postnatal depression scale, the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale, and a PTSD Scale. For WP 5: Process Measures: 5.1 Number of staff attending the intervention will be collected 5.2 Immediate feedback on the intervention from staff 5.3 Delayed feedback on the utility of the intervention via a survey at 2-3 months Outcome Assessment 5.4 All staff consenting to participate in the sessions will be asked to complete a satisfaction with work scale before the study and 3 months later

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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