Implementation Study for Improving the Quality of Continuity of Care in Midwifery Practice

Implementation Study for a Hospital-based Approach to Advanced Midwifery Continuity of Care for Women with Hyperglycemia - Hospital-based Midwifery Continuity Care for Hyperglycemia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000054204

Enrollment

514

Registered

2024-04-20

Start date

2024-01-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Overt Diabetes in Pregnancy

Interventions

This project study is an implementation research aimed at improving the quality of continuous support for women with gestational hyperglycemia by implementing a continuity of midwifery care promotion

s Continuity and Coordination of Care framework. In this project, a continuity of care program will be implemented for midwives assigned to the antenatal clinic, and they will provide antenatal care t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: women diagnosed with gestational hyperglycemia during pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: pregestational diabetes mellitus

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.Knowledge of midwives on care for gestational hyperglycemia, 2.Midwives' experience, confidence, and job satisfaction in caring for gestational hyperglycemia, 3.Breastfeeding rates at discharge and 1-month checkup, weight gain control, and large for gestational age (LGA) birth rate,4.Patient experience and satisfaction, 5.Physicians' clinical workload and healthcare costs, 6.fidelity, 7.feasibility, 8.appropriateness, 9.acceptability, 10.reach	—

Measure

Time frame

1.Knowledge of midwives on care for gestational hyperglycemia, 2.Midwives' experience, confidence, and job satisfaction in caring for gestational hyperglycemia, 3.Breastfeeding rates at discharge and 1-month checkup, weight gain control, and large for gestational age (LGA) birth rate,4.Patient experience and satisfaction, 5.Physicians' clinical workload and healthcare costs, 6.fidelity, 7.feasibility, 8.appropriateness, 9.acceptability, 10.reach

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMika Kato

St. Luke's International University Graduate School of Nursing

20dn102@slcn.ac.jp03-3543-6391

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026