Educational technology for primigravidae: a quasi-experimental study.
Alexandra do Nascimento Cassiano, Elizabeth Teixeira, Rejane Maria Paiva de Menezes
PMID 35730717WHAT IT FOUND
First-time pregnant women answered more questions correctly about labor signs and obstetric risk after watching a five-minute animated video.
They rated the video important, but there was no comparison group.
Key findings
01For questions about premonitory signs of labor, mucous plug, rupture of membranes, amniotic fluid, what to do after rupture, and contraction frequency, more women answered correctly after viewing the video.
02The total number of correct answers was higher after viewing the video (p<0.001).
03Participants rated the video's importance 9.92 on a scale from 0 to 10.
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What it does not show
The study was before-and-after and non-randomized, with no comparison group of women who did not watch the video. Women were recruited by convenience during prenatal visits, so they may not represent all first-time pregnant women. The outcome was answers on a knowledge questionnaire before and after viewing, not later behavior, maternity admission timing, or birth outcomes. The authors note that a previous field study with pregnant women to choose contents and technologies was not done.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that the video reduces unnecessary hospital admissions, interventions, or cesarean births. The study measured answers on a knowledge questionnaire before and after viewing, not later behavior, maternity admission timing, or birth outcomes.