The use of Fetal Pulse Oximetry in determining fetal wellbeing during labour
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- PACTR202010913594375
- Lead Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1. 18 years of age or older
2. Singleton gestation
3. More than 34 weeks’ gestation
4. Vertex presentation
5. Ruptured membranes
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients on trial for vaginal delivery after cesarean section
2. Fetus with known congenital anomalies
3. Chorioamnionitis
4. Preeclampsia/Hemolysis Elevated Liver Enzymes Low Platelets (HELLP) syndrome
5. Suspected Small for Gestational Age (SGA)/Intra-uterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
6. Stillbirth
7. Maternal pulmonary disease with O2 saturation in labor < 95%
8. Any condition that precludes ROM or vaginal delivery (placenta praevia)
9. Malpresentation
10. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease
11. Multifetal gestation
12. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Comparison of an intrauterine fetal pulse oximeter device with other methods of fetal monitoring in determining fetal well-being in labour.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fetal oxygen determination in the second stage of labor