About this trial
The goal of this observational study is to learn how a pregnant woman's physical fitness and emotional well-being can help predict the type of birth she will have (such as a natural vaginal birth versus a cesarean section or a birth requiring medical assistance). The study focuses on pregnant women in their third trimester (after 28 weeks of pregnancy).
The main questions the study aims to answer are:
* Can simple tests of physical strength and questions about emotions (like fear of childbirth) help health professionals predict if a birth might have complications or lack of progress? * Do a woman's physical activity and confidence levels during pregnancy affect her ability to successfully breastfeed her baby for up to 6 months?
Participants will be asked to:
* Perform two simple physical tests during a clinic visit: a hand-grip test (dynamometry test) and a test to see how many times they can stand up from a chair in 30 seconds (Chair Stand Test, CST). * Complete surveys about their daily physical activity (PPAQ-S), their feelings and fears regarding childbirth (WDEQ-A), and how confident they feel about handling the final stage of birth and the pushing phase (CBSEI-16). * Answer brief follow-up phone calls one month and six months after the birth to talk about how breastfeeding is going.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Pregnant women aged 18 years or older
Low-to-moderate risk pregnancy
Singleton pregnancy
Third trimester of pregnancy (>28 gestational weeks)
Disqualifiers
Medical contraindication for light physical activity
Severe cardio-respiratory or musculoskeletal pathology
Elective cesarean section
Severe fetal malformations
Trial population
The study population consists of pregnant women receiving prenatal care at the Hospital Universitari de Tortosa Verge de la Cinta (HUTVC). The sample includes healthy volunteers in their third trimester of pregnancy (\>28 weeks of gestation) with low-to-moderate obstetric risk. The population reflects a diverse group of expectant mothers who are able to perform simple physical functional tests and are interested in contributing to research on birth outcomes and breastfeeding. Participants are selected during their routine third-trimester prenatal visit at the HUTVC through non-probabilistic consecutive sampling until the required sample size of 420 participants is reached.
Trial design
Cohort
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Mode of birth
Classification of the birth outcome as either eutocic vaginal birth (spontaneous) or dystocic birth (including instrumental vaginal delivery or unplanned cesarean section).
Secondary outcomes
Breastfeeding maintenance.
Status of exclusive or partial breastfeeding.
Other outcomes
Duration of labor phases.
Time in minutes for the dilation and pushing stages of labor.
Success of labor induction.
Proportion of induced labors that result in a vaginal birth.
Prevalence of fear of childbirth (Tokophobia).
Score obtained through the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (WDEQ-A).
Sponsors and contacts
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Institut Investigacio Sanitaria Pere Virgili
Lead sponsor
Fundació Doctor Ferran
Collaborator
Hospital de Tortosa Verge de la Cinta
Collaborator