Evaluation of the Impact of Ambulatory Epidural on Maternal Satisfaction During Delivery and Postpartum
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Conditions studied: Childbirth, Epidural; Anesthesia
In brief
Childbirth is a special event for women. Maternal satisfaction regarding childbirth is quite important, that is why this factor has to be taken into account. A bad experience related to childbirth could lead to serious psychological and organic consequences such as postpartum depression, mother-baby bond deterioration and chronic pelvic pain. Childbirth image changed over the years to the extent that an increasingly physiological process keeping analgesia and safety is more and more desired. In this perspective, this study aims to investigate an approach so-called ambulatory epidural. Indeed, only a few studies have been conducted and the ones published in 1990s did not involve the current recommended pharmacological protocols.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06550570
- Run by
- Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville
- People needed
- 126
- Starts
- 2024-07-23
- Expected to finish
- 2026-08-23
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-24
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Women older than 18 years old
- with Physiological pregnancy (fetus cephalic position, normal fetal heart rate, spontaneous work between 37 and 41 SA)
- Having benefited from epidural, usual or ambulatory depending on the study period
- who speeks and understand French
- who signed a free and informed consent form
You may not qualify if…
- Hearing or comprehension impairment
- Twin pregnancies
- Scarred uterus
- Fetus in non cephalic position
- Imminent delivery
- Women under protective supervision (guardianship, curatorship)
- Women bereaved of a spouse or child during pregnancy
- Hospitalization of child in neonatology after delivery
- Women hospitalized in critical care units after childbirth
Where it is running
- CHR Metz Thionville Hopital Femme Mère Enfant — Metz, France (enrolling)
- CHR Metz-Thionville Hopital Mère Enfant — Thionville, France (enrolling)
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