Pregnancy and Childbirth Questionnaire Study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A questionnaire based study to establish women’s expectation and knowledge of pregnancy and childbirth
IRAS ID
185977
Contact name
Ash Monga
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
UHS NHS FT
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 5 months, 1 days
Research summary
Pregnancy and childbirth can seem quite daunting to women, especially to first-time mothers. During pregnancy, women are given lots of information on various topics about pregnancy and birth to help make them less overwhelming. This information can come in many forms and from a variety of sources such as their midwife, doctor or antenatal classes, NCT as well as leaflets, books, internet websites and forums, and friends or family.
This study aims to give us an insight into how much accurate information is understood and retained by women. This will include information about pregnancy, the different types of birth and the effect birth has on the pelvic floor. Our hope is that this questionnaire will give us an idea of the level of knowledge women generally have. This will then enable us to gauge how we might develop the information, support and counselling we offer, in order to increase women’s understanding of the process of labour and birth, as well as some of the procedures which may be needed or offered. We hope this will help women to make informed decisions about their care, in consultation with midwives and doctors and thus enhance their overall experience.REC name
South Central - Oxford B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/SC/0668
Date of REC Opinion
27 Oct 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion