Empowering Birth: The Impact of Antenatal Education Combined with Labor Pain Management on Childbirth Outcomes—A Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of a Psychoprophylactic Antenatal Educational Module with Labour Analgesia versus Labour Analgesia Alone in Improving Labour Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202411534456230

Enrollment

180

Registered

2024-11-21

Start date

2024-11-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

Psychoprophylactic Antenatal Education Module with IM Pethidine for analgesia in Labour.

Intramuscular Pethidine for Labour Analgesia only

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women Aged 18 years and above Singleton pregnancies Between 35 and 38weeks gestational age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: High-risk pregnancies Contraindications to use of Pethidine Contraindications to vaginal delivery Women with prior experience with psychoprophylaxis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain perception during labour assessed using a Visual Analogue Scale and an eight-point Likert scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Duration of labour, mode of delivery, maternal childbirth experience, neonatal outcomes (Apgar scores, need for resuscitation), and rates of adverse maternal and neonatal events (e.g., post-partum haemorrhage). The childbirth delivery experience will be measured using a modified Wijma Delivery Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ B)	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactAyokunle Olumodeji

Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

ayokunleolumodeji@yahoo.com+2348032751080

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026