Parents' Expectations and Experiences Around Cesarean Section in Belgium

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven24 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to gain insight in the experiences and expectations of Belgian parents concerning primary cesarean section. This will be achieved by structured patient interviews and questionnaires in 24 women undergoing the procedure and their partners. This group will be divided into two subgroups of 12 multiparous and 12 nulliparous women and their partners.

The subjects in both groups will be interviewed twice and will receive three questionnaires. One to two weeks prior to the scheduled cesarean section and during a scheduled obstetric outpatient visit, the first interview and questionnaire will be administered to the couple. A second questionnaire will be provided while still hospitalized (5 days post partum), to both mother and partner. Six weeks post partum, during a scheduled obstetric outpatient visit, the couple will be interviewed for the last time and will be asked to complete the third and last questionnaire.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Cesarean Section

Interventions

Questionnaires and interviewsOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women * Partner available * 18-50 years of age * Singleton pregnancy * Booked for planned cesarean section ≥37 weeks of gestation * Dutch-speaking * Informed consent given Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency cesarean section * \<18 years of age or \>50 years of age * Multiple pregnancy * Inability to provide consent (language, etc.) * Partner not consenting * BMI \>35 kg/m2 * Maternal or fetal pathologies expected to affect pre and postnatal maternal/neonatal management

Locations (1)

UZ Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Information on parents' fears and expectations around cesarean section

Information on parents' fears and expectations around cesarean section will be obtained using structured patient interviews and questionnaires.

Time frame: 6 weeks post partum

Secondary Outcomes

Quantitative data on postoperative pain after cesarean section

Quantitative data on postoperative pain after cesarean section will be obtained using VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) pain scores.

Time frame: 6 weeks post partum

Data on the experience of postoperative pain after cesarean section

Data on the experience of postoperative pain after cesarean section will be obtained by content analysis of structured interviews.

Time frame: 6 weeks postpartum

Data on frequency of breastfeeding after cesarean section

Frequency of breastfeeding after cesarean section will be described by number of breastfeeds per 24h.

Time frame: 6 weeks postpartum

Qualitative data of breastfeeding after cesarean section

Data on quality of breastfeeding after cesarean section will be obtained using LATCH breastfeeding scores.

Time frame: 6 weeks postpartum

Data on the experience of breastfeeding after cesarean section

Data on the experience of breastfeeding after cesarean section will be obtained by content analysis of structured interviews.

Time frame: 6 weeks postpartum

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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