Aim/ Purpose of Study: To compare the outcome of women in labor having a (doula) additional support person with the outcome of women who did not have this additional support person (control group).
Independent Variables: having a doula during active labor
Dependent Variables: the length of labor and the apgar scoring of the infant
Target Population: Low risk, nulliparous, singleton, and low-income pregnant women with no medical complications.
Study Population: six hundred women that met the study criteria
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria: At the time of enrollment, the participants must be low-income, null parity, singleton pregnancy with no medical challenges. They also needed to have a female partner/ family member willing to accompany them in labor. They would attend a two day/two hour course, to have all the same material at the bedside during the first and second stage of labor. / excluded were any high risk (placenta previa planned c/section and previously given birth, multiple gestation).
Sample Size: Six hundred in total. Three hundred with the doula and three hundred in the control group.
Sampling Method: The sample size was of convenience using the hospitals cesareans delivery rate …show more content…
Did the investigator discuss the reliability and validity of the instruments? There were three tests that was used in this study. Frequency distribution, T- test and the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel statistics to identify the difference between the two groups. The three tests are used in randomized studies. The frequency distribution is a table that displays the frequency of various outcomes in a sample ( a visual). The T-test will show the two population’s means are statistically different from each other. The Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test is usually used when you have data from a 2x2 table that you will repeat at different times or locations. It will show a difference in proportions across the
Independent Variables: having a doula during active labor
Dependent Variables: the length of labor and the apgar scoring of the infant
Target Population: Low risk, nulliparous, singleton, and low-income pregnant women with no medical complications.
Study Population: six hundred women that met the study criteria
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria: At the time of enrollment, the participants must be low-income, null parity, singleton pregnancy with no medical challenges. They also needed to have a female partner/ family member willing to accompany them in labor. They would attend a two day/two hour course, to have all the same material at the bedside during the first and second stage of labor. / excluded were any high risk (placenta previa planned c/section and previously given birth, multiple gestation).
Sample Size: Six hundred in total. Three hundred with the doula and three hundred in the control group.
Sampling Method: The sample size was of convenience using the hospitals cesareans delivery rate …show more content…
Did the investigator discuss the reliability and validity of the instruments? There were three tests that was used in this study. Frequency distribution, T- test and the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel statistics to identify the difference between the two groups. The three tests are used in randomized studies. The frequency distribution is a table that displays the frequency of various outcomes in a sample ( a visual). The T-test will show the two population’s means are statistically different from each other. The Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test is usually used when you have data from a 2x2 table that you will repeat at different times or locations. It will show a difference in proportions across the