Induction of labour with intravenous oxytocin Pregnancy and Childbirth Labour induction
Conditions
Interventions
The women who start with induction of labour in the evening (21:00 hours) are defined as the intervention group. The control group are those women who start in the early morning (07:00 hours).
Sponsors
Academic Medical Centre (AMC) (Netherlands)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women are eligible to participate when the clinician judges that it is favourable to induce labour and the cervix is favourable for induction with a drip of oxytocin.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Intrauterine foetal death 2. Maternal age below 18 years 3. Insufficient understanding of the meaning of the trial 4. Language problems 5. Contraindication for amniotomy 6. Secondary caesarean section in the medical history 7. Gestational age shorter than 36 weeks 8. Necessity for timed or immediate intervention because of suspected foetal distress
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The definition of the primary outcome is the duration of labour in minutes: 1. For the on protocol analysis in the final analysis of the trial, the duration of labour is defined as the time measured from start of the drip until time of birth of the baby, in case of twins the time of the first baby 2. For intention to treat analysis, the duration of labour is defined as the time of occupation of the labor room | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Number of interventions like ventouse, forcipal extraction and caesarean section 2. Number of children with an Apgar score below 7 after 5 minutes 3. Number of intrapartum infections 4. Necessity for pain relief and use of morphine, pethidine or epidural anaesthesia 5. Patient satisfaction with quality of care | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed