About this trial
The aim of this study is to explore the information provided to mothers about labor induction and its connection to their childbirth experience. In addition, the study examines how the use of social media may influence the birth experience among patients undergoing labor induction.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Planned induction of labor at the antenatal ward or at the outpatient clinic
Adequate language skills (Finnish, Swedish, English)
Disqualifiers
Induction at the delivery ward or at the obstetric emergency care clinic
Spontaneous onset of labor or a planned cesarean delivery
Age below 18 years at the time of recruitment
Trial population
Pregnant subjects undergoing planned induction for various reasons.
Trial design
Cohort
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Childbirth experience
Childbirth experience assessed using visual analog scale (VAS) where 0 is the worst possible and 10 the best possible childbirth experience.
Secondary outcomes
Childbirth experience
Childbirth experience assessed using visual analog scale (VAS) where 0 is the worst possible and 10 the best possible childbirth experience.
Experience of labor induction
Assessed using visual analog scale (VAS) where 0 is the worst possible and 10 the best possible labor induction experience.
Experience of labor induction
Assessed using visual analog scale (VAS) where 0 is the worst possible and 10 the best possible labor induction experience.
Did childbirth experience meet participant's expectations
Four points Likert scale with the following possible answers: 1) very poorly, 2) quite poorly, 3) quite well, 4) very well.
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