Outpatient Care for Multiparas After Elective Cesarean Section: an Observational Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01921465

Enrollment

Registered

2013-08-13

Start date

2013-10-31

Completion date

2014-06-30

Last updated

2016-08-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Outpatient Care

Keywords

outpatient care, videoconferencing, elective cesarean section

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether outpatient cesarean section can be performed in multiparous women without significant decrease in the parents' sense of security .

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Planned elective cesarean section of multiparous women * Singleton pregnancy * Age of at least 18 * Gestational age between 37 and 42 weeks * Internet access at home

Exclusion criteria

* Lack of consent * Women with no or little understanding of Danish and ability to speak Danish. * Allergies to medicine included in the pain management regimes * Expected maternal or neonatal complications after delivery * Birth weight of less than 2500 grams

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
the parents' postnatal sense of security (PPSS)	the PPSS is measured the second week after delivery	measured by a questionnaire sent to the parents' in the second week after delivery.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
ambulation time	three days	ambulation time measured during the first three days after delivery by an accelerometer

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results