Effectiveness of birthing ball usage during 1st stage of labor on selected maternal and fetal outcomes.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium,
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/01/061308
- Lead Sponsor
- NA
- Brief Summary
A Randomized Controlled Trial to assess the effectiveness of birthing ball usage during 1st stage of labor on selected maternal and fetal outcomes among laboring women at a tertiary care hospital in Uttarakhand
Where the pregnant women would be asked to sit on the birthing ball and perform exercises
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 74
Laboring women willing to participate in the study Laboring women between 18 to 45 years of age Laboring women in Third trimester with gestational age 29 to 42 weeks Laboring women with cervical dilatation 4-8cm Primigravida and multigravida women Singleton pregnancy Cephalic presentation No contraindications for vaginal delivery.
Maternal or fetal complications: malpresentations, preterm rupture of membranes, cord prolapse Any medical or obstetrical conditions: hypertensive disorders of pregnancy Women planned for an elective cesarean section.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method There will be significant relationship between birthing ball usage and selected maternal and fetal outcomes. 2 years.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method There will be no significant relationship between birthing ball usage and selected socio demographic profile 2 years
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
AIIMS, Rishikesh
🇮🇳Dehradun, UTTARANCHAL, India
AIIMS, Rishikesh🇮🇳Dehradun, UTTARANCHAL, IndiaDr Prasuna JellyPrincipal investigator9410103390prasunajelly@gmail.com