Table 4 Proposed outcome measures from maternity record data for the full trial
From: Group antenatal care: findings from a pilot randomised controlled trial of REACH Pregnancy Circles
Outcome category | Description (all to be collected 1 month postnatal) |
|---|---|
Primary | • Spontaneous vaginal birth (vs caesarean or instrumental delivery) |
Secondary and/or economic evaluation measures | • Attendance at antenatal care (number attended) • Caesarean delivery (planned, emergency, none) • Epidural/spinal analgesia use in labour • Infant birth weight, defined as low if less than 2500 g • Gestational age at delivery dichotomised as term or preterm (less than 37 weeks) • Breastfeeding initiation (ever initiated) |