Adverse pregnancy outcome Pregnancy and Childbirth Fetus and newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy
Conditions
Interventions
In the intervention group women 18 - 40 years received an invitation for preconception counselling. When interested and contemplating a pregnancy within a year a risk-assessment questionnaire was used
Sponsors
TNO Quality of Life, Division of Child Health, Prevention and Physical Activity (The Netherlands)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women aged 18 - 40 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Completed family 2. Uterus extirpation 3. Sub-fertility or infertility 4. Insufficient understanding of Dutch 5. Adverse social circumstances
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The effect of GP-initiated preconception counselling (PCC) on adverse pregnancy outcome (spontaneous abortion, preterm birth, low birth weight, perinatal death, congenital anomaly). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Evaluation of women?s knowledge of risk factors for the foetus and the influence of PCC on this knowledge 2. Prevalence of risk factors 3. Response to invitation of PCC 4. Anxiety induction by invitation or counselling 5. Satisfaction with counselling 6. Influence of PCC on risk-reducing behavior 7. GP satisfaction with the systematic PCC program and barriers for implication | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed