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NCT Number: NCT03464669

Impacts of Online and Group Perinatal Education

This project aims to evaluate the impacts of group prenatal education and online prenatal education on health determinants and users' health status.

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Key information

Conditions

Pregnant Women and Partners

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

CHU de Québec

Québec, G1L3L5, Canada

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

for pregnant women:

  • 10-20 weeks of pregnancy
  • Living within the targeted geographic territories
  • Fluent in French
  • Have not given birth previously

Inclusion criteria

for partners:

  • Partner of pregnant women between 10 and 20 weeks of pregnancy
  • Living within the targeted geographic territories
  • Fluent in French

Exclusion criteria

  • Men and women not fulfilling inclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Prenatal education

Other

Observational study : natural distribution of participants between groups

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline Perinatal Knowledge

    Time frame: 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy

    Measured with an adapted version of the Health Pregnancies Knowledge Survey

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline Psychological Distress

    Time frame: 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth

    Measured with a validated French version of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire

  2. Change from Baseline Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy

    Time frame: 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth

    Assessed with a French version of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short-Form

  3. Change from Baseline Anxiety

    Time frame: 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth

    Assessed with a validated French version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory

  4. Change from Baseline Self-Efficacy in the Parenting Role

    Time frame: 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth

    Assessed with a French version of the Parent Expectations Survey

  5. Change from Baseline Depression

    Time frame: 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth

    Assessed with a French version of the Parent Expectations Survey

  6. Concern about Labour and Birth

    Time frame: 6 weeks after child birth

    Assessed with a French version of the Oxford Worries about Labour Scale

  7. Control during Childbirth

    Time frame: 6 weeks after child birth

    Assessed with a French version of the Labour Agentry Scale

  8. Personal Control in Pain Relief during Childbirth

    Time frame: 6 weeks after child birth

    Assessed with a French version of the Personal Control in Pain Relief Scale

  9. Birth Weight

    Time frame: 6 weeks after child birth

    Self-reported by parents

  10. Personal experience of the COVID-19 crisis and its influence on the use of prenatal education and information services.

    Time frame: 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth

    Measured by an in-house questionnaire put together by experts in perinatal care research and in the study of natural disasters and mental health.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval

Other

Collaborators

  • Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec

Registry information

Official study title

Impacts of Online and Group Perinatal Education: Towards and Optimization of Services

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Mar 14, 2018
Registry last updated
Mar 31, 2022

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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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