Parents' Expectations and Experiences Around Cesarean Section in Belgium

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim of this study is to gain insight in the experiences and expectations of Belgian parents concerning primary cesarean section. This will be achieved by structured patient interviews and questionnaires in 24 women undergoing the procedure and their partners. This group will be divided into two subgroups of 12 multiparous and 12 nulliparous women and their partners.

Detailed Description
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The subjects in both groups will be interviewed twice and will receive three questionnaires. One to two weeks prior to the scheduled cesarean section and during a scheduled obstetric outpatient visit, the first interview and questionnaire will be administered to the couple. A second questionnaire will be provided while still hospitalized (5 days post partum), to both mother and partner. Six weeks post partum, during a scheduled obstetric outpatient visit, the couple will be interviewed for the last time and will be asked to complete the third and last questionnaire.

Official Title
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Parents' Expectations and Experiences Around Cesarean Section in Belgium

Conditions
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Cesarean Section

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Questionnaires and interviews


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Pregnant women Partner available 18-50 years of age Singleton pregnancy Booked for planned cesarean section ≥37 weeks of gestation Dutch-speaking Informed consent given Exclusion Criteria: Emergency cesarean section <18 years of age or >50 years of age Multiple pregnancy Inability to provide consent (language, etc.) Partner not consenting BMI >35 kg/m2 Maternal or fetal pathologies expected to affect pre and postnatal maternal/neonatal management

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Multiparous<br>12 multiparous women and their partners, planned to undergo elective term cesarean section. | Other: Questionnaires and interviews<br> <br> |
| Nulliparous<br>12 nulliparous women and their partners, planned to undergo elective term cesarean section. | Other: Questionnaires and interviews<br> <br> |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information on parents' fears and expectations around cesarean section | Information on parents' fears and expectations around cesarean section will be obtained using structured patient interviews and questionnaires. | 6 weeks post partum | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quantitative data on postoperative pain after cesarean section | Quantitative data on postoperative pain after cesarean section will be obtained using VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) pain scores. | 6 weeks post partum | 
| Data on the experience of postoperative pain after cesarean section | Data on the experience of postoperative pain after cesarean section will be obtained by content analysis of structured interviews. | 6 weeks postpartum | 
| Data on frequency of breastfeeding after cesarean section | Frequency of breastfeeding after cesarean section will be described by number of breastfeeds per 24h. | 6 weeks postpartum | 
| Qualitative data of breastfeeding after cesarean section | Data on quality of breastfeeding after cesarean section will be obtained using LATCH breastfeeding scores. | 6 weeks postpartum | 
| Data on the experience of breastfeeding after cesarean section | Data on the experience of breastfeeding after cesarean section will be obtained by content analysis of structured interviews. | 6 weeks postpartum | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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elective, cesarean