Room 4 Birth - An Adaptable Birthing Room and the Effect on Labour and Birth (R4B)

Göteborg University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Child Birth

Treatments: Other: interventional birthing room

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03948815

Room 4 Birth - Swe

Details and patient eligibility

About

Healthcare Environment influences health outcomes. The effects of physical aspects of the birthing room on maternal and neonatal outcomes is insufficiently studied. This study will measure and compare effects and experiences of two types of birthing rooms.

Full description

Healthcare Environment influences health outcomes. The effects of physical aspects of the birthing room on maternal and neonatal outcomes is insufficiently studied. This RCT project measures and compares effects and experiences of two types of birthing rooms at one Labour ward in Sweden. A qualitative ethnografic studu will assess how women interact with the birthing rooms and its physical objects.

Enrollment: 1,268 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• pregnant women
• Robson 1 classified, i.e. nulliparous, single Pregnancy >37 weeks, cephalic presentation, sponatanous Labour start
• speak, understand Swedish, English, arabic or somali or have an interpreter present
• Active phase of Labour: 2 of these 3 criteria fulfilled: sponatanous rupture of membranes, 2-3 painful contractions in 10 minutes; cervix dilated >3-4 cm or effaced and open >1cm

Exclusion criteria

• induced Labour
• planned caesarean section
• multiple gestation
• lack of informed written consent
• not Speaking Swedish, Egmnlish, Arabic or Somali

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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1,268 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention room

Experimental group

Description:

An adaptable, person-centered, birthing room that is specially designed.

Treatment:

Other: interventional birthing room

Control room

Other group

Description:

A regular standard birthing room

Treatment:

Other: interventional birthing room