Evaluation of the feasibility of conducting a study that assigns the mode of birth – cesarean section vs. vaginal birth – in low-risk women in Argentina

2015 - 2017

  • Projects, Qualitative Research Projects, Research projects in maternal and child health
  • Concluded

Period: 2015 – 2017

Researchers

Melissa Amyx, Tulane University Fogarty Scholar, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Department of Epidemiology/Deanship, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Objectives:

The overall objective of this feasibility study is to explore the opinions of pregnant women and health professionals regarding and their willingness to participate in different types of studies comparing planned CS with planned vaginal birth in Argentina.

Type of study

Qualitative study and survey. Focus Groups and in-depth interviews with health professionals and pregnant women in private and public hospitals in Argentina.

Finance

Fogarty International Clinical Investigator Program. Fogarty International Center. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda USA.