Efficiency and Safety of Water Birth

Efficiency and Safety of Water Birth in Maternity Hospitals in Uncomplicated Pregnancy.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04239300

Enrollment

1080

Registered

2020-01-27

Start date

2020-03-11

Completion date

2021-04-27

Last updated

2021-05-21

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Conditions

Water Birth

Keywords

water birth

Brief summary

Water birth are not risks factors for newborns.

Detailed description

Investigators will study medical records of woman who have water birth and evaluate different parameters. Study lasts from February 2020 till April 2021. The questionnaire contain information about woman's expectations of labour Number of participant is approximately 500.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALDelivery in water

Participants delivery in water

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* delivery alive newborn in water * age 18-45 * single pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

* antenatal death * dead fetus * age under 18 and up 45 * multiple pregnancy * somatic diseases * preeclampsia * mental diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Perineal trauma	1 day	The number and percentage of perineal trauma during labour

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Episiotomy	1 day	The number and percentage of episiotomy trauma during labour
Newborns wellbeing	1 day	Apgar scale
Infections complications from newborns	3 days	The number of Infections complications

Countries

Russia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026