Pregnancy Related
Conditions
Keywords
Labor, Birth
Brief summary
eDoula is an app that will give patients reading material and videos to watch based on their due date. It also provides helpful postpartum guidance. First, patients without access to the app will be recruited and surveyed on their labor and satisfaction outcomes. Then, recruitment will begin for the intervention arm of the study. Participants will be recruited to use the app and complete a survey during the postpartum period.
Interventions
OTHEReDoula App
eDoula is an app that will give patients reading material and videos to watch based on their due date. It also provides helpful postpartum device.
Sponsors
Oregon Health and Science University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Masking description
No masking
Intervention model description
Control group will receive routine care and will be recruited postpartum to respond to a survey on their labor and satisfaction outcomes. Once control group recruitment is complete, intervention recruitment will begin. Intervention arm participants will gain access to the eDoula app during pregnancy.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Nulliparous * Singleton pregnancy * English speaking * Own a smart phone or other device capable of downloading and running the eDoula app * Delivered at 36 weeks 0 days gestation or later * Able to labor
Exclusion criteria
* Planned cesarean delivery * Pregnancy complications including placenta accreta spectrum, vasa previa, intrauterine fetal demise, or known major fetal anomaly * Delivery planned at a location other than Oregon Health and Science University
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction with eDoula app | Measured in the 7 days following delivery | Participant-reported satisfaction with the eDoula app using a 3-question Likert scale. Scores can have a value from 3 to 15, with a higher score indicating greater satisfaction. |
| eDoula App Use | Recruitment (19-28 weeks gestation) to delivery | The number of days during pregnancy that the eDoula app was used |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Labor Agentry Scale-10 (LAS-10) | Measured in the 7 days following delivery | Instrument measuring patient control during childbirth. Scores can have a value from 10 to 70, with a higher score indicating a better outcome. |
| Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) | Measured in the 7 days following delivery | Instrument measuring patient satisfaction with the birth experience. Scores can have a value from 0 to 40, with higher scores representing greater birth satisfaction. |
| Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) | Measured in the 7 days following delivery | Instrument measuring postnatal depression symptoms following delivery. Scores can have a falue from 0 to 30, with higher scores representing more symptoms of postnatal depression. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactWomen's Health Research Unit Department of Ob/Gyn
Outcome results
None listed