Birth Experience of Women Giving Birth in Belgium

Birth Experiences of Women Giving Birth in French-speaking Belgium and Pathways to Choosing a Place of Birth

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07263971

Enrollment

Registered

2025-12-04

Start date

2025-09-08

Completion date

2028-12-31

Last updated

2025-12-04

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Conditions

Pregnancy Related

Keywords

Birthplace Choice, Birth Experience

Brief summary

The aim of this research is to understand what motivates women giving birth in Belgium to choose a particular place of birth and their experiences of childbirth. This understanding is made possible by collecting qualitative data from women who have given birth (from the first month after giving birth up to one year postpartum). The objective here is to understand what motivates the choice of place of birth (with a focus on the notion of 'non-choice') and to gain insight into the childbirth experiences of women giving birth in Belgium. The researcher also meets with birth companions (perinatal health professionals and birth companions such as doulas, for example) to understand their professional practice and their choice of workplace (home, birth centre or cottage, traditional hospital ward, university hospital ward, etc.).

Interventions

OTHERQualitative Interview

Qualitative interview with volunteering women having given birth.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* have given birth in Belgium * have given birth less than a year ago * be of legal age * volunteer

Exclusion criteria

* not having given birth once in Belgium * being a minor

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Birth experience	Throughout the entire study, approximately during 40 months	The outcome is how women have experience their delivery. As it is through qualitative interviews, we can not yet specify the results.
Birthplace Choice	Throughout the entire study, approximately during 40 months	Which birthplace women have choosen, do they have the feeling they had a choice. If yes : how women choose the birth place, when and what influenced them in their decision. If not : who took the decision and why.

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

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