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WeBirthStudy: Questionnaire for assessing waterbirth experience design and validation

Design and validation of a questionnaire for assessing waterbirth experience

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN48249712
Enrollment
20
Registered
2020-07-01
Start date
2022-10-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-08

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

Conditions

Screening tool for evaluating waterbirth experience Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

Participants will be informed and recruited in the delivery room or hospitalization ward. They will receive an e-mail from one to two months after waterbirth, inviting them to answer the online questi

Sponsors

Hospital de Mollet
Lead Sponsor
Fundació Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Martorell
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 20/10/2023: 1. Older than 18 years 2. Able to understand Spanish 3. Have computer knowledge in order to answer an online questionnaire 4. Have used water immersion during birth _____ Previous inclusion criteria: 1. Older than 18 years 2. Able to understand Spanish 3. Have computer knowledge in order to answer an online questionnaire 4. Have given birth using waterbirth

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Waterbirth Experience will be evaluated using the created specific questionnaire one month after birth as a minimum.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Obstetrical results from participants will be obtained and of measured using hospital records 2. Neonatal results of participants' children will be obtained and measured using hospital records 3. Waterbirth facilitators and barriers will be obtained and measured from two focus group composed of 5 postpartum women who gave birth in water. Information will be recorded, transcribed and triangulated to obtain those barriers and facilitators identified by women participating in this phase of the study. Phase I: questionnaire creation

Countries

Spain

Contacts

Public ContactRoser Palau Costafreda
roser.palau@gmail.com+34 696935618

Outcome results

None listed

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