Birth Experience of Women Giving Birth in Belgium
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Qualitative Interview.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pregnancy Related. Basic parameters: 18 years — 60 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Belgium
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Birth Experiences of Women Giving Birth in French-speaking Belgium and Pathways to Choosing a Place of Birth
Overview
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
- Other Qualitative Interview
Qualitative interview with volunteering women having given birth.
Primary outcome measures
- Birth experience [Time frame: Throughout the entire study, approximately during 40 months]
- Birthplace Choice [Time frame: Throughout the entire study, approximately during 40 months]
Eligibility criteria
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
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Belgium · 1 center
- UCLouvain — Brussels
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07263971 · NAISSANCE