What drives birth decisions? new study to observe clinicians in action
NCT ID NCT07357064
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will watch and interview maternity clinicians (midwives and obstetricians) to understand how they decide whether to use medical interventions during childbirth. About 200 clinicians will take part. The goal is to learn the reasons behind their choices, not to test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Maternity clinicians in an NHS maternity unit
- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Maternity clinicians (midwives and obstetricians, who are the clinical decision makers in childbirth) Exclusion Criteria: Non maternity clinicians (neonatologists, anaesthetists, maternity support workers, who may be influential to decisions made but are not the accountable decision makers)
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London, London, United Kingdom
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