The impact of childbirth education classes on delivery outcome
| Autor: | Jacob Bar, Michal Kovo, Zvia Hiaev, Tally Pinchas-Cohen, Ohad Gluck, Hanny Rubinstein |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Birth weight Gestational Age 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Prenatal Education Pregnancy Humans Medicine Childbirth 030212 general & internal medicine Retrospective Studies Childbirth Classes 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Vaginal delivery Obstetrics Pregnancy Outcome Obstetrics and Gynecology Gestational age General Medicine Odds ratio Delivery Obstetric medicine.disease Confidence interval Social Class Case-Control Studies Female business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 148:300-304 |
| ISSN: | 1879-3479 0020-7292 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ijgo.13016 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE To determine whether participating in childbirth classes is associated with pregnancy outcomes. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted to review the medical records of all nulliparous women who participated in childbirth classes during their pregnancy and delivered in the authors' institute, between January 2014 and December 2017 (CB class group). The control group comprised nulliparous women who delivered in the same time period, but who did not participate in any education classes (Not attended CB class group). The controls were matched in a ratio of 1:1 for gestational age at delivery and neonatal birth weight. RESULTS Overall, 159 patients were included in each group. The class group was characterized with above average income (28 [23.9%] vs 19 [16.7%]; P=0.001) and higher education level (80 [64.0%] vs 60 [45.1%]; P=0.002), higher rate of normal vaginal delivery (128 [80.5%] vs 93 [58.5%]; P |
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