The Reproductive Life Plan in Midwifery Counseling

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Many women and men are at risk for sexual transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies and have unrealistic family planning intentions and insufficient knowledge of health promoting lifestyle prior to conception. Without sufficient support from the health care system this can lead to negative consequences. The aim of our study was to investigate if the usage of the Reproductive Life Plan in midwifery counselling increases women's knowledge of reproduction and particularly knowledge of folic acid intake prior to pregnancy. Secondary aims were to evaluate the influence on women's family planning and to further explore how women experienced the Reproductive Life Plan-based counselling.

Official Title
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The Reproductive Life Plan in Midwifery Counseling

Conditions
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Pregnancy, Delayed Childbearing, Health Behavior, Lifestyle

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Reproductive Life Plan


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Visitor at the Student Health Clinic Exclusion Criteria: Not speaking Swedish Male

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention group<br>The intervention group answered a baseline questionnaire in the waiting room and received the intervention (Reproductive Life Plan) in addition to standard care. | Behavioral: Reproductive Life Plan<br>* A structured discussion based on the Reproductive Life plan, including information about reproduction and a brochure with the same information.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control group 1<br>The control group 1 answered a baseline questionnaire in the waiting room and received standard care. | |
| No Intervention: Control group 2<br>The control group 2 received standard care. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Knowledge of reproduction | Knowledge will be measured by knowledge of the following: the fecundity of an ovum how likely it is that a 25-year old women gets pregnant if she has unprotected intercourse at the time of ovulation at what age there is a marked decline in women's ability to become pregnant baby take home rate after IVF-treatment factors that can impair female fertility healthy lifestyle during pregnancy planning | 2 months after the intervention | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Family Planning Intentions | Family planning intentions will be measured by the following questions: Do you want (more) children in your life? If yes, how many (more) children do you want? If yes, at which age would you like to have your first/next child? If yes, at which age you like to have your last child? | 2 months after the intervention |