An observation of midwives’ health behaviour change language

An observational study of the language used by midwives in health behaviour change interactions within the antenatal booking appointment.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN89652750

Enrollment

Registered

2024-08-02

Start date

2024-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-15

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Conditions

Health behaviour change language used by midwives Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

The PI will audio-record antenatal booking appointments and all data relating to health behaviours will be extracted from the transcripts and analysed using qualitative inductive content analysis. The

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Midwife participants 1. Active NMC registration 2. Employed by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust 3. Work in a hospital antenatal clinic or in the community, providing antenatal booking appointments Pregnant women 1. Over 16 years of age 2. Attending their antenatal booking appointment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Midwives 1. No exclusion criteria Pregnant women 2. Women who are under 16 years of age

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The health behaviour change language used by midwives measured using data collected and analysed during antenatal appointments at one time point	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactHannah Talbot

hannah.talbot-3@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

Outcome results

None listed

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