Proactive versus standard support of labour in nulliparous women; study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prolonged latent phase of labour often results in a traumatic birth experience. Prolonged labour is associated with more operative deliveries, haemorrhage, fetal asphyxia and poor birth experience. Women with prolonged labour in a former pregnancy more often demand caesarean section in the next, due to their negative birth experience. "Proactive support of labour" is an alternative method, developed to counteract prolonged labour. There are little research and no randomized controlled study that compare proactive to standard labour support.

Methods/design

A prospective, non-blinded, randomized, single-centre, clinical trial where we compare proactive support to standard support of labour in a university hospital setting.

Inclusion criteria

latent phase of l

SUBMITTER: Brenne Fehn M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7181587 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature