pregnancy and delivery
Conditions
Sponsors
DR CHIGOZIE OKAFOR
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Term (37-42weeks) singleton pregnancy 2. Primigravida or Nulliparous pregnant women 3. Cephalic presenting fetus 4. Presence of intact fetal membranes 5. No contraindications to vaginal delivery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Preterm pregnancy 2. Intra uterine fetal death 3. Cephalopelvic disproportion 4. Fetal abnormal lie 5. Fetal abnormal presentation 6. Multiple pregnancy 7. Previous caeserean scar or uterine surgeries 8. Preinduction fetal heart rate abnormalities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Proportion of women who will need prostaglandin analogue for cervical ripening after preinduction cervical assessment by each method;2. Proportion of women who will achieve vaginal delivery after induction of labour in each group | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Mean induction to delivery interval in hours after induction of labour in each group;2. The proportion of women who will be delivered by caesarean section after induction of labour in each group;3. Mean total dose of prostaglandins administered for preinduction cervical ripening in each group;4. Proportion of neonates with birth asphyxia with APGAR score less than 6 in 1st minute in each group;5. Proportion of neonates that will require admission into the New born special care baby unit in each group | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactBRIAN ADINMA
PROFESSOR OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY NAUTH NNEWI
Outcome results
None listed