The Influence of Antenatal Classes on Pregnancy, Birth and Parenthood

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00323401

Enrollment

1192

Registered

2006-05-09

Start date

2006-05-31

Completion date

2011-12-31

Last updated

2021-10-06

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Conditions

Parturition, Pregnancy

Keywords

Pregnancy, Parturition, Depression, Randomized, Antenatal classes

Brief summary

1. To study the influence of antenatal classes for first time parents and their effect ob pregnancy, birth and parenthood. 2. Randomized into two groups (a. 3 courses in midpregnancy and b. no courses) 3. Data on pregnancy, birth and parenthood are collected from register and questionaire

Detailed description

Data collected contain register data and data from questionnaire, which also contains psychometric tests

Interventions

OTHERAntenatal classes

3 sessions of 3 hours each

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

TRIPLE (Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 52 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Pregnant Over 18 years of age Singleton

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Arrival for birth	prospective
Birth experience	prospective
Medical interventions during delivery	prospective
Use of birth analgesia	prospective

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Post partum depression	prospective
Breastfeeding duration and experience	prospective
Length of Birth	prospective

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026