The main purpose of this study is to explore the impact of the birth environment on women's birth experience and relevant birth outcomes in the experimental Labour room compared to a standard Labour room.
In the last decade, there has been an increased interest in exploring the impact of the birth environment on midwifery practice and the women's birth experiences. Results from these studies show that a home-like birth environment has positive effects on both midwifery practice and the birth experience. The hormone oxytocin that causes contractions during labour may play an important role in this context. The hormone is released when being in a safe, secure and confident environment. Therefore, it is a reasonable assumption that the birth environment also has an impact on birth outcomes. To investigate this assumption one traditional labour room was transformed to an experimental labour room. The design of the room is inspired by knowledge from evidence-based healthcare design, which describes bringing nature into the room. Furthermore, it is possible for the parents to design their own birth setting by choosing atmosphere through sound, light and nature scenes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
680
Light and sound effects, homelike design in furniture and wall paper, sound insulation of walls, covering medical devices in walls, apparatus, and cupboards
Department of gynaecology and obstetrics, Herning Hospital
Herning, Denmark
No. of women receiving oxytocin stimulation during Labour
No of women augmented with oxytocin drip. The intervention is registered in the electronic patient journal. The duration in time (date,hours,minutes) of oxytocin treatment is registered in the electronic journal log
Time frame: From allocation at delivery ward (date, hour and minute) to delivery (date, hour, minute). Duration is recorded time in hours and minutes
Duration of labour
Minutes of stay in labour room until delivery is registered in separate data sheet with time of arrival and time of delivery
Time frame: From allocation at delivery ward (date, hour and minute) to delivery (date, hour, minute). Duration is recorded time in hours and minutes
Pain relieving interventions
Interventions with epidural and pudendal analgesia are registered in the electronic patient journal
Time frame: From allocation at delivery ward (date, hour and minute) to delivery (date, hour, minute). Duration is recorded time in hours and minutes
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