Improving perinatal care in Latin America

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Episiotomy use; post-partum haemorrhage; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Post-partum haemorrhage

• Registration Number: ISRCTN82417627
• Lead Sponsor: ational Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (USA)

Brief Summary

1. 2005 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15823211 2. 2008 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18450604 (added 28/01/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2005-02-25
• Study Completion: 2006-09-01
• Last Update Posted: 11 February 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

24 public hospitals in Argentina and Uruguay that had:
1. At least 1000 vaginal deliveries per year
2. No explicit policy for selective episiotomy or active management of third stage of labor

Exclusion Criteria

Does not comply with above inclusion criteria.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The rates of episiotomy and oxytocin use during the third stage of labor.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Perineal sutures<br> 2. Postpartum haemorrhages<br> 3. Birth attendants opinions<br>