This project aims to evaluate the impacts of group prenatal education and online prenatal education on health determinants and users' health status.
Prenatal education is a core component of perinatal care and services provided by health institutions. Whereas group prenatal education is the most common educational model, some health institutions have opted to implement online prenatal education to address accessibility issues as well as the evolving needs of future parents. This prospective cohort study aims to evaluate the impacts of group prenatal education and online prenatal education on health determinants and the perinatal health status of parents. It is part of a larger multipronged study using mixed methods.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,208
Observational study : natural distribution of participants between groups
CHU de Québec
Québec, Canada
Change from Baseline Perinatal Knowledge
Measured with an adapted version of the Health Pregnancies Knowledge Survey
Time frame: 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy
Change from Baseline Psychological Distress
Measured with a validated French version of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire
Time frame: 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth
Change from Baseline Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy
Assessed with a French version of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short-Form
Time frame: 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth
Change from Baseline Anxiety
Assessed with a validated French version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
Time frame: 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth
Change from Baseline Self-Efficacy in the Parenting Role
Assessed with a French version of the Parent Expectations Survey
Time frame: 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth
Change from Baseline Depression
Assessed with a French version of the Parent Expectations Survey
Time frame: 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth
Concern about Labour and Birth
Assessed with a French version of the Oxford Worries about Labour Scale
Time frame: 6 weeks after child birth
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Control during Childbirth
Assessed with a French version of the Labour Agentry Scale
Time frame: 6 weeks after child birth
Personal Control in Pain Relief during Childbirth
Assessed with a French version of the Personal Control in Pain Relief Scale
Time frame: 6 weeks after child birth
Birth Weight
Self-reported by parents
Time frame: 6 weeks after child birth
Personal experience of the COVID-19 crisis and its influence on the use of prenatal education and information services.
Measured by an in-house questionnaire put together by experts in perinatal care research and in the study of natural disasters and mental health.
Time frame: 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth