Effect of birth ball usage on labour duration and pain and perinatal outcomes
Phase 2
Recruiting
- Conditions
- abour
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
1. Singleton pregnancy
2. Gestational age between 24 and 30 weeks
3. Primigravidae
Exclusion Criteria
1. Women with chronic or pregnancy induced illnesses
2. Presence of any contraindication to vaginal delivery
3. Antepartum haemorrhage
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Duration of labour<br>2. Pain during labour <br><br>-Pain during labour will be assessed by a visual pain scale after the delivery<br>3. Percentage of foetal distress<br>4. Percentage of assisted vaginal deliveries<br>5. Percentage of deliveries with a live non-asphyxiated baby<br>6. Percentage of intrauterine death<br>7. Percentage of Special Care Baby Unit admissions <br>8. Percentage of babies with a APGAR score of less than 7 at 5 minutes of birth<br> [24 hours after delivery]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method one [None]<br>