Maternal Informing on Labor Induction: Impact on Childbirth Experience

The aim of this study is to explore the information provided to mothers about labor induction and its connection to their childbirth experience. In addition, the study examines how the use of social media may influence the birth experience among patients undergoing labor induction.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Pregnancy; Labor, Induced; Labor, Obstetric; Humans; Prospective Study; Childbirth Experience; Prospective Study , Questionaires

Detailed Description

Subject undergoing planned induction of labor will be recruited. At recruitment the participants will be asked to answer a questionnaire. Follow-up questionnaires will be sent to the participants one week and three months after the induction.

The first questionnaire assesses how well the participants were informed about the induction. The following questionnaires will assess the childbirth experience and induction experience.

The main aim of the study is to investigate whether being being well informed about the induction of labor is related to better experience of childbirth. Moreover, the correlation between reported social media use and childbirth experience will be evaluated.

After obtaining full data from the first 50 subjects an interim analysis will be performed, to decide the final target sample size.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 50

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Mikael Huhtala, M.D., Ph.D.; Phone Number: +35823130000; Email: misahu@utu.fi

Study Locations

• Finland
  • Turku, Finland
    • Recruiting
    • Turku University Hospital
    • Contact: Mikael Huhtala; Phone Number: +35823130000; Email: misahu@utu.fi

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Pregnant subjects undergoing planned induction for various reasons.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Planned induction of labor at the antenatal ward or at the outpatient clinic
• Adequate language skills (Finnish, Swedish, English)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Induction at the delivery ward or at the obstetric emergency care clinic
• Spontaneous onset of labor or a planned cesarean delivery
• Age below 18 years at the time of recruitment

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Subject undergoing planned induction of labor

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Childbirth experience	Childbirth experience assessed using visual analog scale (VAS) where 0 is the worst possible and 10 the best possible childbirth experience.	Three months after induction of labor

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Childbirth experience	Childbirth experience assessed using visual analog scale (VAS) where 0 is the worst possible and 10 the best possible childbirth experience.	One week after induction of labor
Experience of labor induction	Assessed using visual analog scale (VAS) where 0 is the worst possible and 10 the best possible labor induction experience.	One week after induction of labor
Experience of labor induction	Assessed using visual analog scale (VAS) where 0 is the worst possible and 10 the best possible labor induction experience.	Three months after induction of labor
Did childbirth experience meet participant's expectations	Four points Likert scale with the following possible answers: 1) very poorly, 2) quite poorly, 3) quite well, 4) very well.	One week after induction of labor

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Turku University Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Mikael Huhtala, M.D., Ph.D., Turku University Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 8, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 26, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 26, 2025
• First Posted (Estimated): December 9, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 23, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 16, 2025
• Last Verified: November 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Pregnancy; Obstetrics; Childbirth; Induction of labor; Childbirth experience
• Other Study ID Numbers: OP2025/8882

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: To ensure study subject anonymity the study data will not be published.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No