Vaginal Delivery
Conditions
Brief summary
Nulliparous women in spontaneous or induced labour with term singleton pregnancy are randomized into two groups first group (early pushing) in this group patients were allowed to push within one hour after full cervical dilatation whether the vertex was visible or not. Second group (delayed pushing) patients here were asked not to push for maximum of 3 hours or start pushing when the vertex was visible.
Detailed description
Nulliparous women in spontaneous or induced labour with term singleton pregnancy are randomized into two groups first group (early pushing) in this group patients were allowed to push within one hour after full cervical dilatation whether the vertex was visible or not. Second group (delayed pushing) patients here were asked not to push for maximum of 3 hours or start pushing when the vertex was visible. Oxytocin was allowed in both group and fetus was monitored with CTG.
Interventions
PROCEDUREvaginal delivery
vaginal delivery is carried by an expert obstetrician and the need for forceps or ventose is recorded
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 39 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy women * Gestational age 36 to 40 weeks * singleton pregnancy
Exclusion criteria
* women indicated for cesarean section * Medical complications of pregnancy as hypertensive disorders or Diabetes Mellitus * Fetal distress * Epidural anaesthesia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| successful vaginal delivery | within 3 hours from full cervical dilatation | success of vaginal delivery |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed