How information about planned labor induction affects childbirth experience
Maternal Informing on Labor Induction: Impact on Childbirth Experience
Turku University Hospital · NCT07272785
This project will see if being well informed about a planned induction of labor and patterns of social media use change the childbirth experience for people having a scheduled induction.
Quick facts
| Study type | Observational |
|---|---|
| Enrollment | 50 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | Female |
| Sponsor | Turku University Hospital (other gov) |
| Locations | 1 site (Turku) |
| Trial ID | NCT07272785 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
Pregnant people scheduled for a planned induction of labor at the antenatal ward or outpatient clinic will be recruited and complete a baseline questionnaire about how well they were informed. Follow-up questionnaires about the induction and overall childbirth experience will be sent one week and three months after the induction. The study will analyze whether better information provision is associated with a more positive childbirth experience and whether reported social media use correlates with that experience. An interim analysis after the first 50 participants will be used to set the final target sample size.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Pregnant people aged 18 or older who are scheduled for a planned induction of labor at the antenatal ward or outpatient clinic and who can read Finnish, Swedish, or English are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People who go into labor spontaneously, have induction started at the delivery ward or obstetric emergency clinic, have a planned cesarean delivery, or are under 18 would not be eligible and therefore would not receive benefit from participating.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the findings could help clinicians improve how they inform patients before induction and thereby improve women's childbirth experiences.
How similar studies have performed: Prior research links better prenatal information to higher childbirth satisfaction, while the specific influence of social media on induction experiences is less established, making this partly novel.
Eligibility criteria
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Planned induction of labor at the antenatal ward or at the outpatient clinic * Adequate language skills (Finnish, Swedish, English) Exclusion Criteria: * Induction at the delivery ward or at the obstetric emergency care clinic * Spontaneous onset of labor or a planned cesarean delivery * Age below 18 years at the time of recruitment
Where this trial is running
Turku
- Turku University Hospital — Turku, Finland (RECRUITING)
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Mikael Huhtala, M.D., Ph.D. — Turku University Hospital
- Study coordinator: Mikael Huhtala, M.D., Ph.D.
- Email: misahu@utu.fi
- Phone: +35823130000
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
Conditions: Labor, Induced, Labor, Obstetric, Pregnancy, Humans, Prospective Study, Prospective Study , Questionaires, Childbirth Experience, Childbirth experience