Outpatient Care for Multiparas After Elective Cesarean Section: an Observational Study

N/ACompletedNCT01921465

Herning Hospital20 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether outpatient cesarean section can be performed in multiparous women without significant decrease in the parents' sense of security .

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Outpatient Care

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Planned elective cesarean section of multiparous women * Singleton pregnancy * Age of at least 18 * Gestational age between 37 and 42 weeks * Internet access at home Exclusion Criteria: * Lack of consent * Women with no or little understanding of Danish and ability to speak Danish. * Allergies to medicine included in the pain management regimes * Expected maternal or neonatal complications after delivery * Birth weight of less than 2500 grams

Locations (1)

Department of gynaecology and obstetrics, Herning Hospital

Herning, Herning, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

the parents' postnatal sense of security (PPSS)

measured by a questionnaire sent to the parents' in the second week after delivery.

Time frame: the PPSS is measured the second week after delivery

Secondary Outcomes

ambulation time

ambulation time measured during the first three days after delivery by an accelerometer

Time frame: three days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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