Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
Ultrasound scan with the echOpen O1 probe
Sponsors
EchOpen Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - In the first phase of the study (the first three months): All pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in one of the three study pilot maternity units, aged at least 18, with a pregnancy of at least 37 weeks' amenorrhoea (SA), who had given their informed consent to receive free exploration with the echOpen O1 probe and any other stakeholder from one of the study sites who had given their written informed consent to participate in the sociological study. - In the second phase of the study (last three months): All pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in one of the three study pilot maternity units, aged at least 18 years, with a pregnancy of at least 29 SA, who had given their informed consent to receive free exploration with the echOpen O1 probe and any other stakeholder from one of the study sites who had given their written informed consent to participate in the sociological study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Pregnant women (or pregnant women) with a pregnancy complication or comorbidity, or who have not given informed consent to participate in the study, - Pregnant women in labour, - Midwives practising solely in the delivery room (case of the CHU-MEL) or who had not given their written consent to participate in the sociological study, - Other stakeholders from one of the study sites who did not give written informed consent to participate in the sociological study. - Significant clinical evidence (in the opinion of the investigator) of a health problem or abnormality likely to compromise the safety or interpretation of the efficacy of the clinical study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The specific objectives of this research are : - To summarize the uses of the usual probes available in obstetrics and gynaecology, - Assess the added value of the echOpen O1 probe in building midwives' capacity, - Document the factors that may influence the acceptability of integrating the echOpen O1 probe among pregnant women and the various players involved, - Evaluate the accuracy of referral diagnoses and midwives' familiarity with the tool. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The added value that the echopen O1 probe brings to diagnosis in under-medicalised areas. | — |
Countries
Benin
Contacts
Public ContactAubierge Kpatinvoh
Health socioanthropologist
Outcome results
None listed