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Can WHO Labor Care Guide reduce cesarean section in low risk nulliparous females?

IMPACT OF WHO LABOUR CARE GUIDE ON LABOUR OUTCOME IN LOW RISK NULLIPAROUS FEMALES IN SPONTANEOUS LABOUR

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/02/049739
Enrollment
500
Registered
2023-02-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O80- Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery

Interventions

Intervention1: Use of WHO Labor Care Guide(2020) for labor monitoring in study group.: WHO Labor Caer Guide(2020) will be used to monitor labor once woman in study group is in active phase of labor.

Sponsors

VMMC and Safdarjung hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Nulliparous women. 2. Age between 18-35 years. 3. Period of gestation between 37-40 weeks. 4. Cephalic presentation. 5. Spontaneous labor.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Medical disorders in or associated with pregnancy e.gdiabetes mellitus, hypertension,liver disorders,renal disorders,pulmonary,cardiac disorders etc. 2. Obstetrics co-morbidities like antepartum haemorrhage,multiple gestations,malpresentation,preterm, post-dated, leaking per vaginum for >18 hours (PROM), fetal growth restriction. 3. Congenital malformations. 4. Intrauterine death

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The effect of WHO LCG low-risk nulliparous women in spontaneous labor on 1. Mode of delivery. 2. APGAR SCORE at 5 minutes Timepoint: during labor and till discharge from hospital.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the effect of WHO LCG low-risk nulliparous women in spontaneous labor on 1. Rate of NICU admissions. 2. Duration of hospital stay. 3. Postpartum complications like rate of endometritis, febrile morbidities, atonic postpartum haemorrhage Timepoint: during labor and till discharge from hospital.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sanskriti Garg

Deptt of Obstetrics and Gynaecolgy,VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital

dr_devya1@yahoo.co.in8860198440

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026