Pregnancy and Childbirth Obstructed Labour
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Have a singleton pregnancy 2.Gestation age of at least 37 weeks 3. Cephalic presentation 4. A live baby.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Those with other obstetric conditions like APH, PE/E, PROM and IUFD 2. Those with other commodities like DM, SCD & heart disease 3. Those who are unable to give informed consent 4. Are not willing to be followed up to the end of the study 5. Those with hypernatraemia at baseline (> 148mEq/L) 6. Those with alkalosis at baseline (> 22mEq/L)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maternal, mean lactate in capillary blood at one hour after onset of study drug administration;Newborn, arterial cord blood lactate at birth (Foetal acidosis) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| venous cord blood lactate;Apgar score;Admission to NICU;Perinatal death;Neonatal sepsis;Myometrial Lactate;Primary postpartum haemorrhage;Birth canal trauma;Duration of hospital stay;Puerperal sepsis;Fistulae;Duration of hospital stay;Puerperal sepsis;Obstetric fistulae | — |
Countries
Uganda
Contacts
Obstetrician&Gynaecologist