Table 3 Data collection instruments and time of data collection
| Â | Collection time | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Booking | 36 weeks’ gestation | Birth | 3 months after birth | |||||
Data and tools | CG | IG | CG | IG | CG | IG | CG | IG |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
 SF (FSFI) | √ | √ | √ | √ | – | – | √ | √ |
Secondary outcomes | ||||||||
 Urinary incontinence (UDI-6) | √ | √ | √ | √ | – | – | √ | √ |
 Faecal incontinence (FI questionnaire) | √ | √ | √ | √ | – | – | √ | √ |
 Specific quality of life (IIQ-7) | √ | √ | √ | √ | – | – | √ | √ |
 Childbirth outcomes (Obstetrix Database) | – | – | – | – | √ | √ | – | – |
Confounding variables | ||||||||
 Depression (EPDS) | √ | √ | – | – | – | – | √ | √ |
 Relationship (RAS) | √ | √ | – | – | – | – | √ | √ |
Expectancy questionnaire | √ | √ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Baseline data (Obstetrix Database) | √ | √ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Antenatal history (Obstetrix Database and survey) | √ | √ | √ | √ | – | – | – | – |
Postpartum history (Obstetrix Database and survey) | – | – | – | – | – | – | √ | √ |