[Information tool about labor and delivery designed by Delphi method]

The integration of couples in decision making in obstetrics is necessary to improve the experience of giving birth. The objective of this work is to elaborate a new tool to provide information to health professionals.

A 5-round Delphi method was used to define the information points. The 20 multi-disciplinary experts answered 5 surveys on the information to deliver concerning childbirth. The selected items were organized with mind mapping.

54 items were identified on the first round. 5 were retained after the second survey while the rest were reformulated and submitted for the third round. Amongst the 47 items submitted, 19 were retained, the rest were removed, merged or reworded. The fourth survey included 22 items of which 11 were retained. The fifth survey concerned the 11 remaining items and 2 new ones. During this round, 7 items were retained. This round made it possible to reach the consensus. In total, 42 items reached the consensus of the experts. They were then split into 5 mind maps allowing their visual organization to form the information tool.

The tool elaborated in a multi-disciplinary manner offers complementary information to that already given during childbirth preparation courses. It is a framework for the information to be given that leaves the content up to each professional.