Patient Satisfaction During Physiological Water or Land Birth: a Prospective Study in an French Tertiary Maternity Unit.

Launched by TOURCOING HOSPITAL · May 28, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is investigating how satisfied women feel after giving birth in water compared to those who give birth on land. The goal is to understand the benefits of water birth and show how it can be a valuable option for expectant mothers. The study will take place in a French maternity unit and is currently looking for participants.

To be eligible for the trial, women must be at least 18 years old, have social security coverage, and choose to have a water birth after reaching at least 37 weeks of pregnancy. They should also be in spontaneous labor and have the baby in a head-down position. However, women with certain health conditions, previous complications during labor, or those needing pain relief like an epidural will not be included in the study. Participants can expect to share their experiences and feelings about their birth, helping researchers understand the impact of water birth on overall satisfaction and mental well-being.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Major patient
• • Social security beneficiary
• • Presence of a companion
• • Delivery greater than or equal to 37 weeks of amenorhoea
• • Spontaneous labor
• • Cephalic presentation
• • Physiological delivery by woman's choice according to 2017 HAS criteria (French recommendations)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patient under court protection
• • Patient under guardianship or curatorship
• • Placement of an epidural
• • Language barrier
• • Unexpected delivery (unwanted by the woman)
• • Scarred uterus
• • Meconium fluid
• • Maternal pathologies: epilepsy, MS (depending on neurological opinion), diabetes (types 1 and 2), herpes infection, HIV, HBV, HCV
• • History of delivery hemorrhage \> 1L
• • History of shoulder dystocia/clavicle fracture
• • Metrorrhagia
• • Administration of nalbuphine within 2 hours of birth.

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