Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
OKOYE SAMUEL CHIDIEBERE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: This study will include women with low risk and uncomplicated pregnancies without contraindication to vaginal delivery. Primigravid women will be recruited. Also included will be, nulliparous, primiparous, multiparous and grand-multiparous gravid women. The participants will be within 19-44 years and should be at full term pregnancy (from 39 weeks to 40 weeks plus 6days gestation). The gestational age should be clear and known. Each participant should be a booked pregnant woman with a single fetus in cephalic presentation, longitudinal lie with intact membrane and not in labour. They should present within the study period of six months. A written informed consent will be obtained from all participants that will undergo this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The participants that will be excluded from the study include; 1. Those with unbooked pregnancies., unsure of date with no early ultrasound dating, preterm labour, prolonged pregnancy, post-term pregnancy, membrane rupture prior to recruitment, multiple pregnancy, fetal anomalies, or intrauterine fetal death. 2. Woman with one or more previous caesarean sections. 3. Pregnant women with contraindication to vaginal delivery. 4. Participants with medical conditions like diabetes mellitus, hypertensive disorders, sickle cell disease, renal disease etc. 5. Those with uterine fibroids. 6. Women with inaccessible cervix or close cervix. 7. Pregnant women already booked for elective vaginal or operative delivery for any reason 8. Those that withhold consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.The proportion of participants whose pregnancy become prolonged pregnancy (reaches 41 weeks plus 3 days). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The proportion of participants that had vaginal delivery. 2. The proportion of participants who had elective induction of labour. 3. The time interval from point of the intervention (study or control) to onset of spontaneous labour. 4. The APGAR score of the neonate at delivery. 5 The proportion of participants that had spontaneous onset of labour | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactCONFIDENCE OGBOMADE
SENIOR REGISTRAR
Outcome results
None listed