The Reproductive Life Plan in Midwifery Counseling

December 12, 2012 updated by: Jenny Stern, Uppsala University
Many women and men are at risk for sexual transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies and have unrealistic family planning intentions and insufficient knowledge of health promoting lifestyle prior to conception. Without sufficient support from the health care system this can lead to negative consequences. The aim of our study was to investigate if the usage of the Reproductive Life Plan in midwifery counselling increases women's knowledge of reproduction and particularly knowledge of folic acid intake prior to pregnancy. Secondary aims were to evaluate the influence on women's family planning and to further explore how women experienced the Reproductive Life Plan-based counselling.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

299

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Sweden
      • Uppsala, Sweden, 753 10
        • The Student Health Centre

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Visitor at the Student Health Clinic

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not speaking Swedish
  • Male

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention group
The intervention group answered a baseline questionnaire in the waiting room and received the intervention (Reproductive Life Plan) in addition to standard care.
Behavioral: Reproductive Life Plan
A structured discussion based on the Reproductive Life plan, including information about reproduction and a brochure with the same information.
No Intervention: Control group 1
The control group 1 answered a baseline questionnaire in the waiting room and received standard care.
No Intervention: Control group 2
The control group 2 received standard care.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Knowledge of reproduction
Time Frame: 2 months after the intervention

Knowledge will be measured by knowledge of the following:

  • the fecundity of an ovum
  • how likely it is that a 25-year old women gets pregnant if she has unprotected intercourse at the time of ovulation
  • at what age there is a marked decline in women's ability to become pregnant
  • baby take home rate after IVF-treatment
  • factors that can impair female fertility
  • healthy lifestyle during pregnancy planning
2 months after the intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Family Planning Intentions
Time Frame: 2 months after the intervention

Family planning intentions will be measured by the following questions:

  • Do you want (more) children in your life?
  • If yes, how many (more) children do you want?
  • If yes, at which age would you like to have your first/next child?
  • If yes, at which age you like to have your last child?
2 months after the intervention

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Experience of the intervention
Time Frame: 2 months after the intervention

Experience of the intervention is measure by

  • The overall experience of the intervention (very positive - very negative)
  • If the intervention made them think about reproduction in a different way
  • If the intervention made them search for more information about reproduction
  • The likelihood of approaching a midwife if they have more questions about reproduction
  • If they considered that midwifes or other health care professionals routinely should discuss the Reproductive Life Plan with their patients
2 months after the intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Uppsala University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jenny Stern, Uppsala University
  • Study Director: Tanja Tydén, PhD, Uppsala University
  • Study Director: Margareta Larsson, PhD, Uppsala University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 28, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 28, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

November 30, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 13, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 12, 2012

Last Verified

December 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UU-RLP-RCT-2012

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