Impacts of Online and Group Perinatal Education

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

Detailed Description
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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.

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

Conditions
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Pregnant Women and Partners

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Prenatal education


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

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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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Group prenatal education<br>Prenatal education delivered in-person by health and social services centers | Other: Prenatal education<br>* Observational study : natural distribution of participants between groups<br>|
| Online prenatal education<br>Online prenatal education provided or recommended by health and social services centers | Other: Prenatal education<br>* Observational study : natural distribution of participants between groups<br>|
| Control group<br>Absence of prenatal education | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change from Baseline Perinatal Knowledge | Measured with an adapted version of the Health Pregnancies Knowledge Survey | 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change from Baseline Psychological Distress | Measured with a validated French version of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire | 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth | 
| Change from Baseline Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy | Assessed with a French version of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short-Form | 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth | 
| Change from Baseline Anxiety | Assessed with a validated French version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory | 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth | 
| Change from Baseline Self-Efficacy in the Parenting Role | Assessed with a French version of the Parent Expectations Survey | 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth | 
| Change from Baseline Depression | Assessed with a French version of the Parent Expectations Survey | 10-20 weeks of pregnancy; 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth | 
| Concern about Labour and Birth | Assessed with a French version of the Oxford Worries about Labour Scale | 6 weeks after child birth | 
| Control during Childbirth | Assessed with a French version of the Labour Agentry Scale | 6 weeks after child birth | 
| Personal Control in Pain Relief during Childbirth | Assessed with a French version of the Personal Control in Pain Relief Scale | 6 weeks after child birth | 
| Birth Weight | Self-reported by parents | 6 weeks after child birth | 
| Personal experience of the COVID-19 crisis and its influence on the use of prenatal education and information services. | Measured by an in-house questionnaire put together by experts in perinatal care research and in the study of natural disasters and mental health. | 33 weeks of pregnancy; 6 weeks after child birth |