The Birth Course: Evidence based childbirth education program to reduce rates of caesarean section in first time mothers

剖腹产和其他分娩干预措施的使用越来越普遍，大大增加了母婴并发症。对产妇护理的审查建议减少不必要的分娩干预，这可能导致剖腹产。这个项目，从一个试点试验，建议评估产前教育计划的有效性和成本效益，旨在减少妇女的硬膜外镇痛的需要和剖腹产的可能性。

The use of caesarean section and other interventions in birth are becoming more common and contribute significantly to complications for both mothers and infants. Reviews of maternity care recommend reducing unnecessary interventions in labour, which can lead to a caesarean. This project, developed from a pilot trial, proposes to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an antenatal education program, designed to reduce a woman’s need for epidural analgesia and likelihood of caesarean.