About this trial

The goal of this observational study is to learn how a pregnant woman's physical fitness and emotional well-being can help predict the type of birth she will have (such as a natural vaginal birth versus a cesarean section or a birth requiring medical assistance). The study focuses on pregnant women in their third trimester (after 28 weeks of pregnancy).

The main questions the study aims to answer are:

* Can simple tests of physical strength and questions about emotions (like fear of childbirth) help health professionals predict if a birth might have complications or lack of progress? * Do a woman's physical activity and confidence levels during pregnancy affect her ability to successfully breastfeed her baby for up to 6 months?

Participants will be asked to:

* Perform two simple physical tests during a clinic visit: a hand-grip test (dynamometry test) and a test to see how many times they can stand up from a chair in 30 seconds (Chair Stand Test, CST). * Complete surveys about their daily physical activity (PPAQ-S), their feelings and fears regarding childbirth (WDEQ-A), and how confident they feel about handling the final stage of birth and the pushing phase (CBSEI-16). * Answer brief follow-up phone calls one month and six months after the birth to talk about how breastfeeding is going.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Pregnant women aged 18 years or older

Low-to-moderate risk pregnancy

Singleton pregnancy

Third trimester of pregnancy (>28 gestational weeks)

Disqualifiers

Medical contraindication for light physical activity

Severe cardio-respiratory or musculoskeletal pathology

Elective cesarean section

Severe fetal malformations

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Locations

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Hospital de Tortosa Verge de la Cinta TortosaTarragona, Spain

Sponsors and collaborators

Institut Investigacio Sanitaria Pere Virgili

Lead sponsor

Fundació Doctor Ferran

Collaborator

Hospital de Tortosa Verge de la Cinta

Collaborator