STILL RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS !

This exciting new study is looking to see whether a vitamin and mineral (micronutrient) supplement can improve low mood and anxiety in pregnant women.

Participants needed:

Participants enrolled in the study will be randomized to receive either capsules containing the recommended nutrients as per the New Zealand Ministry of Health guidelines or capsules containing a broad spectrum of micronutrients for 12 weeks.

After 12 weeks, all participants will have the opportunity to take the micronutrient formula for a further 12 weeks or until the birth of their child. Both capsules contain the New Zealand Ministry of Health recommendation for the daily intake of iodine during pregnancy.

Women who participate in this study will be asked to meet with the researchers every four weeks and will receive mental health oversight throughout the duration of their pregnancy as part of participating in the trial.

We are looking for pregnant women:

- 16 years of age or older
- Between 12-24 weeks pregnant
- Having one baby
- Living in the Canterbury region

RESEARCH COMPLETED RESULTS TO FOLLOW

T.O.C.C. Made Easy
T.O.C.C.: Timing of Cord Clamping Study.
A Masters of Midwifery research project.

Thank you to all who have been promoting the study so far.
In response to “frequently asked questions”, I have created this “T.O.C.C. made easy” list of instructions.
My aim is to time the interval between birth and cord clamping at 100 term vaginal births at CWH (spontaneous and instrumental). No change in practice, purely observational.
I have extended the data collection period until end of March 2018.

For LMC’s
1. Ask women if they consent to taking part. Consent forms can be emailed to you or pick up a copy in the T.O.C.C. box on Birthing Suite. File the signed consent form in each woman’s notes so that it is available when they birth.
2. When they arrive at CWH to birth, inform CCO of T.O.C.C. study. Have stopwatch ready at the birth – any midwife or student can do the timing.
3. (LMC or Core can do step 3) Document birth to cord clamping interval and birth data in the red notebook in the T.O.C.C. study box (mode of birth, maternal position, who facilitated birth and whether neonatal team called). File women’s consent form in T.O.C.C. box

For Core Midwives/Students
1. If woman has consented to taking part, make a note on birthing suite board “T.O.C.C. study” (can use pre-printed post-it notes in T.O.C.C. box)
2. When called to attend birth, start the stopwatch when the baby is born and stop timing when the first clamp is placed on the cord.
3. (LMC or Core can do step 3) Document birth to cord clamping interval and birth data in the red notebook in the T.O.C.C. study box (mode of birth, maternal position, who facilitated birth and whether neonatal team called). File women’s consent form in T.O.C.C. box

For All Practitioners – Midwives and Doctors
• Sign a practitioner consent form if you agree to take part in the study, place in the green T.O.C.C. box
• Don’t worry about filing consent forms, I will check the T.O.C.C. box regularly and do filing

If you would like me to talk to women about the study I can phone them and discuss:
Tina Hewitt, Midwife T.O.C.C. Lead Investigator: