Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
Full term elective Caesarean delivery
Early term elective Caesarean delivery
Sponsors
Nwosu Chizoba Joseph
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women with singleton pregnancy with gestational age determined by ultrasound scan at or before 20 weeks gestation will be eligible for inclusion, when a decision of delivery by elective Caesarean section has been made or will be made.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Pregnant women with obstetric complications such as fetal anomalies, -Intrauterine growth restriction -3 previous caesarean section and above scars -Prior extensive myomectomy scars -Placenta previa -Medical complications such as diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, uncontrolled hypertension in pregnancy and sickle cell disease in pregnancy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neonatal intensive care unit admission of the neonates irrespective of the indication | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome measures will include the incidence of hypothermia, hypoglycaemia, low 1st minute APGAR score, neonatal respiratory morbidity, hyperbilirubinaemia, and neurological morbidity in the neonates. Maternal outcomes of postpartum haemorrhage, bladder injury, need for blood transfusion and the duration of hospital stay in both arms of the study will also be part of the secondary outcome measures. In addition to the above outcome measures, the proportion of women in both arms of the study who were converted to urgent or emergency Caesarean section will also be determined from the study. | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactChizoba Nwosu
Senior Registrar Obstetrics and Gynaecology department FMC Asaba
Outcome results
None listed