Early Diagnosis and Intervention for Fetal Malposition in Active Labor and Its Impact on Mode of Delivery
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Cesarean Delivery Affecting Fetus
Labor Dystocia
Labor Complication
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 200 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this randomized trial is to test if changing a person's position in labor can increase the chances of delivering their baby vaginally.
Specifically, it aims to answer the questions:
* In fetuses who are facing upwards (occiput posterior, OP) or sideways (occiput transverse, OT) during labor, does changing the patient's position during active labor to a side-lying posture with a peanu…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Maternal age \>18
* Term gestation (\>37 weeks)
* Singleton pregnancy
* Spontaneous or induced active labor (cervical dilation 6-9cm)
* Epidural anesthesia
* Cephalic fetal presentation, OP/OT position diagnosed by bedside ultrasound
* Continuous external fetal monitoring
* Ab…
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