Labor Pain
Conditions
Keywords
intrapartum pain management, epidural
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to determine if targeted prenatal educational program on womens' perceptions of epidural increases the acceptance of intrapartum epidural analgesia relative to the control group.
Detailed description
Racial/ethnic disparities exist in the proportion of patients receiving epidural analgesia. The purpose of our study is to determine if culturally-sensitive educational program targeting womens' perceptions of epidural increases the acceptance of intrapartum epidural use.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPrenatal education
Sponsors
Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Women with viable intrauterine gestation seeking prenatal care 2. Candidates for Intrapartum epidural analgesia
Exclusion criteria
1. Intrapartum epidural analgesia is contraindicated 2. Trial of labor is contraindicated. 3. Patients planning an elective cesarean
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pre and post intervention PEQ survey results to elucidate the changes in perceptions of epiduralepidural based on the PEQ survey | One year time period | All subjects will be asked to fill out the Perceptions on Epidural Questionnaire (PEQ) to elucidate their desire to receive intrapartum pain control & their attitude towards epidural to patients. Each survey will take approximately five to ten minutes to complete. The survey will be distributed in English and Spanish. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed