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Improving the Childbirth Experience for Women Who Have Undergone Cervical Ripening by Involving Them in the Choice of Ripening Technique
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville
Summary
This is a prospective, single-centre, quasi-experimental before-and-after study. Women due to give birth at the participating centre will be informed about the study during their 9th-month antenatal appointment. Only expectant mothers for whom cervical ripening is indicated will be included. During the BEFORE period, cervical ripening will be offered to them according to the method chosen by the healthcare team following a discussion of their case at a team meeting. During the AFTER period, the various possible methods of cervical ripening will be offered to the patient, and the choice of method will be left to her. The participants' experiences will be compared using the QEVA self-assessment questionnaire, completed two days after delivery.
Official title: Improving the Childbirth Experience for Women Who Have Undergone Cervical Ripening by Involving Them in the Choice of Ripening Technique : a Before-and-after Study
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
204
Start Date
2026-09
Completion Date
2027-09
Last Updated
2026-10-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
The patient will be offered the various possible methods of inducing cervical ripening, and the choice of method will be left to her
Choice of cervical ripening technique from the following: the 10 mg vaginal dinoprostone delivery system (Propess), oral misoprostol (Angusta®, 25 µg tablets), 1 mg or 2 mg vaginal dinoprostone gel (Prostine) and the extra-amniotic balloon (Cook balloon).
Standard Care (in control arm)
Cervical ripening will be offered to them in accordance with the approach chosen by the healthcare team following a discussion of her case at a team meeting.
Locations (1)
CHR METZ-THIONVILLE, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant
Peltre, France