Effect of the Involvement of a Medical Clown on the Labor Experience

The Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya40 enrolled

Overview

The experience of labor for a woman can be rewarding but can be traumatic. Medical clowning may alleviate the potential for trauma.

The investigators plan to administer questionnaires to women who will agree to host a clown during their labor and to compare the feedback to those from women who did not.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Affective Symptoms

Interventions

clownOTHER

A medical clown will be offerred to the parturient and will spend time with her during labor as long as she will want it

ShamOTHER

No clown will be present in the room during labor

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Singleton pregnancy, Older than 18 years, Younger than 40 years, uncomplicated pregnancy Exclusion Criteria: Pregnancy complicated by PET, premature contractions Muktiple pregnancy, Older than 40 years, Younger than 18 years

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mood and satisfaction after labor

Women will answer questionairs which will be summarized and analyzed

Time frame: the day after delivery

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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