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Outpatient Birth: Pilot Study

Outpatient Birth: Pilot Study to Assess the Feasibility of Maternity Out the Same Date or the Next Day of the Birth

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03815227
Acronym
ACCAMBU
Enrollment
50
Registered
2019-01-24
Start date
2019-01-31
Completion date
2021-09-27
Last updated
2022-05-06

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

Conditions

Outpatient Birth

Brief summary

The diminution of the average length stay (ALS) in French maternity is a clear evolution, the objective of the draft law on social security is to reduce the ALS to equal other OECD countries. The over-medicalization of maternal health raises the question of relevant and iatrogeny of Professional practices. Furthermore, pregnant woman, future parents expressed their wish for an individual support and more physiological respectful. A more-effective Professional coordination is expected where the midwife is a major player.

Detailed description

The aim of the study is to identify and evaluate an outpatient birth path during the first 24 hours after the birth.

Interventions

OTHEROutpatient birth

Maternity out the same date or the next day of the birth and home-based follow up with a liberal midwife

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* With no multiple pregnancy, of less than 20 weeks of gestation * With a BMI between 17,5 and 35 kg/m² * is able to understand research's informations * affiliated member of the social security system * Have given an informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* With psychological vulnerability, social vulnerability, addictions and high dependency * With an unbalanced chronic pathology or susceptible to contraindicated a physiologic birth * With history of caesarean, foeto-maternal incompatibility, gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome or retro-placental hematoma, sphincter tear * With history of birth with perinatal asphyxia and sequelae or an unexplained perinatal death * With history of puerperal psychosis * Under guardianship

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Output rateDay 1Output rate within 24 hours of birth

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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