Health Condition 1: O80- Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Fetal monitoring device: Fetal monitoring device will be applied to women in labour at study sites.
The fetal monitoring will continue for duration of labour 6-8 hours
Control Interve
Sponsors
bill and melinda gates foundation
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Consenting singleton pregnant women in labour (first stage) 18-40 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Multiple pregnancy 2) Malpresentations 3) Previously scarred uterus (cesarean section, myomectomy) 4) Pregnant Women requiring referral for other high-risk conditions like eclampsia,sepsis, severe anemia, heart disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility of using such devices in healthcare settings of Bihar. The qualitative part: to assess the perceptions and experiences of laboring women towards the use of wireless fetal monitoring devices will be available analyzed thematically using qualitative content analysis. The most important outcome will be on the detection of fetal distress in time to get intervention and improved stillbirth rates.Timepoint: 6 months, 12 months and 18 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assess the clinical utility of wireless fetal monitoring devices by comparing the proportion of abnormal fetal heart rate tracings captured to actual incidence of fetal asphyxia in babies requiring emergency delivery, resuscitation or neonatal careTimepoint: 6 months, 12 months, 18 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactMONIKA ANANT
AIIMS PATNA
Outcome results
None listed