Women's childbirth experiences in the Swedish Post-term Induction Study (SWEPIS): a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare childbirth experiences in women randomly assigned to either induction of labour at 41 weeks or to expectant management until 42 weeks, in the Swedish Post-term Induction Study.

Design

A register-based, multicentre, randomised, controlled, superiority trial.

Setting

Women were recruited at 14 hospitals in Sweden, 2016-2018.

Participants

Women with an uncomplicated singleton pregnancy were recruited at 41 gestational weeks.

Interventions

The women were randomly assigned to induction of labour at 41 weeks (induction group, n=1381) or expectant management until 42 weeks (expectant management group, n=1379).

Outcome measures

As main outcome, women's childbirth experiences were measured using the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire

SUBMITTER: Nilver H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8031013 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature