NCT03948815

Room 4 Birth - An Adaptable Birthing Room and the Effect on Labour and Birth

Room 4 Birth - An Adaptable Birthing Room and the Effect on Labour and Birth: A Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,268 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Göteborg University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Healthcare Environment influences health outcomes. The effects of physical aspects of the birthing room on maternal and neonatal outcomes is insufficiently studied. This study will measure and compare effects and experiences of two types of birthing rooms.

Detailed description

Healthcare Environment influences health outcomes. The effects of physical aspects of the birthing room on maternal and neonatal outcomes is insufficiently studied. This RCT project measures and compares effects and experiences of two types of birthing rooms at one Labour ward in Sweden. A qualitative ethnografic studu will assess how women interact with the birthing rooms and its physical objects.

Conditions

• Child Birth

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	interventional birthing room	The design of the room is based on scientific evidence on the healthcare environment in general, and on a systematic review on the effect of birthing rooms published by the investigators, and interviews with women early after birth in Sweden. The room has a large birthing pool, several lighting options with dimming function, 40 mm suspended sound absorber in the ceiling, media installation covering two walls, which offers a choice of six different programmed nature scenes with light, sound effect and Music.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-01
• Primary completion: 2022-12-31
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2019-05-14
• Last updated: 2020-08-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden