Parents' experience with father at planned cesarean birth
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study asks mothers and fathers how they felt when the father was present during a planned cesarean birth. It uses interviews to understand their experience, which could help hospitals support families better.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are a mother who had a planned (elective) cesarean section (not an emergency one).
- You are at least 18 years old.
- You gave birth after 37 full weeks of pregnancy.
- You can read and understand Italian to give your permission (informed consent).
- You have already signed the consent form to join this study.
- If you are a father, the study may also apply – the father's experience is being studied if the mother had a planned cesarean.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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