Complications in pregnancies with big babies

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pregnancy complications in big babies; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12216455
• Lead Sponsor: Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

2019 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30938000/ (added 29/03/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-03-01
• Study Completion: 2019-05-01
• Last Update Posted: 12 April 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 35548

Inclusion Criteria

1. Singleton pregnancies which booked and delivered at our hospital during the study period
2. Delivered phenotypically normal neonates at = 24 weeks’ gestation

Exclusion Criteria

1. Multiple pregnancies
2. Miscarriages
3. Terminations of pregnancy
4. Major fetal defects
5. Lost to follow-up

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> The primary outcome measures were divided into maternal and neonatal complications.<br> Maternal complications:<br> 1. Rates of emergency cesarean section, post-partum haemorrhage and obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASIS).<br> Neonatal complications:<br> 1. Rates of shoulder dystocia, obstetric brachial plexus injury, birth fractures and hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy.<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> Maternal secondary outcome measures:<br> Rates of:<br> 1. Prolonged 1st and 2nd stage of labor<br> 2. Instrumental vaginal delivery<br> 3. Failed instrumental delivery requiring cesarean section<br> 4. Emergency cesarean section for failure to progress.<br>