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NCT Number: NCT05840367

Mothers' Experience of Category 1 Cesarean Section

The aim of this qualitative prospective study is to investigate how mothers experience a category 1 cesarean section in a hospital where the partner is present in the operation room during the entire process (induction of general anestesia, cesarean section, possible resuscitation of newborn).

Mothers will be included in the study, if they wish to participate, on day 1 or 2 following the cesarean section and a brief, structured interview will be held concerning her experience of the cesarean section.

Clinical baseline data regarding the mother, the cesarean section and the infant will be collected from patients files.

Mothers will be contacted again three months after the cesarean section, and a semi-structured interview will be held via telephone. At the end of the interview a screening for posttraumatic stress will be performed, using the PTSD-8 tool. The interviews will be recorded and transscribed verbatim.

Content of interviews will be analysed using manifest content analysis. NVivo software will be used for coding interviews.

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Key information

Conditions

Cesarean Section Complications

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Lillebaelt Hospital, Kolding

Kolding, 6000, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Mothers who had a category 1 cesarean section in Kolding Hospital, Denmark during a 1-year period

Exclusion criteria

  • Not speaking/understanding Danish

Treatment and study plan

Partner present in the operation room

Behavioral

The partner (father, co-mother or other close relative present for the birth) is present in the operation room during the entire category 1 cesarean section. This is standard clinical practice in this particular hospital since June 2021.

Primary outcomes

  1. Mothers' experience of the category 1 cesarean section

    Time frame: Three months after the cesarean section

    Qualitative analysis of data regarding mothers' experience of a category 1 cesarean section in a hospital where the partner is present in the operation room.

    Semi-structured interviews will be held, recorded digitally and transscribed. Content will be analysed qualitatively using manifest content analysis, and major themes as well as sub-themes will be identified, describing mothers' experience with the category 1 cesarean section.

Secondary outcomes

  1. PTSD

    Time frame: Three months after the cesarean section

    Occurence of posttraumatic stress as evaluated using the PTSD-8 tool (in Danish)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sygehus Lillebaelt

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Southern Denmark

Registry information

Official study title

Mothers' Experience of Category 1 Cesarean Section - in a Hospital Where the Partner is Present in the Operating Room. A Qualitative Study.

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
May 3, 2023
Registry last updated
Aug 14, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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