Fetomaternal outcomes early versus full-term elective caesarean sectio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- PACTR202408915086048
- Lead Sponsor
- wosu Chizoba Joseph
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 168
Inclusion Criteria
Women with singleton pregnancy with gestational age determined by ultrasound scan at or before 20 weeks gestation will be eligible for inclusion, when a decision of delivery by elective Caesarean section has been made or will be made.
Exclusion Criteria
-Pregnant women with obstetric complications such as fetal anomalies,
-Intrauterine growth restriction
-3 previous caesarean section and above scars
-Prior extensive myomectomy scars
-Placenta previa
-Medical complications such as diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, uncontrolled hypertension in pregnancy and sickle cell disease in pregnancy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eonatal intensive care unit admission of the neonates irrespective of the indication
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary outcome measures will include the incidence of hypothermia, hypoglycaemia, low 1st minute APGAR score, neonatal respiratory morbidity, hyperbilirubinaemia, and neurological morbidity in the neonates. Maternal outcomes of postpartum haemorrhage, bladder injury, need for blood transfusion and the duration of hospital stay in both arms of the study will also be part of the secondary outcome measures. In addition to the above outcome measures, the proportion of women in both arms of the study who were converted to urgent or emergency Caesarean section will also be determined from the study.