NCT07329192

Study on How Parents' Anticipated Choice of a Doctor at the Maternity Hospital Influences the Newborn's First Post-discharge Consultation

First Required Medical Examination of the Newborn After Discharge From the Maternity Hospital: Does the Choice of a General Practitioner Facilitate Its Completion Within the Recommended Timeframe ?

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to determine whether, in a population of well-informed parents, choosing a general practitioner at the maternity hospital facilitates the completion of the newborn's first required medical examination within the second week of life. The main question it aims to answer is: Does selecting a general practitioner before leaving the maternity hospital allow the newborn's first medical examination to be completed within the recommended period? Participants will be asked to complete an initial questionnaire, which will be given to them before leaving the maternity hospital, and then a second questionnaire by telephone one month later.

Detailed description

For eligible newborns, an information sheet will be provided to the parents or legal guardians. Parents or legal guardians who have been informed of the study and do not object to their child's participation will receive a questionnaire between the second postnatal day (D2) and discharge from the maternity ward. Each completed questionnaire will be collected prior to discharge. The research team will then contact the parents by telephone on day 30 (±3 days) to administer the second questionnaire and record their responses.

Conditions

• Newborn Infant
• Newborn

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Advance Selection of a General Practitioner	This exposure refers to parents selecting a general practitioner for their newborn before discharge from the maternity hospital. It represents a routine-care organizational choice that may influence whether the first post-discharge medical examination is completed within the recommended period. No study-specific procedures or treatments are administered.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-13
• Primary completion: 2026-03-02
• Completion: 2026-03-02
• First posted: 2026-01-09
• Last updated: 2026-03-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France