Placing the Foley balloon catheter adjacent to the inner portion of the neck of the womb to induce labour in women at their first delivery followed by waiting in the hospital or at home
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Foley balloon labour inductionPregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN18100609
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Malaya Medical Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 252
Inclusion Criteria
1. Scheduled Foley balloon labour induction
2. The patient has transport available and lives within 30 minutes of the hospital
3. The patient has a functional telephone
4. Ability to communicate in English or Malay
5. Term = 37 weeks gestation
6. Singleton pregnancy
7. Nulliparous (no prior pregnancy = 22 weeks)
8. Cephalic presentation
9. Reassuring fetal heart rate monitoring
10. Intact membranes
11. Unfavourable cervix (Bishop score = 6)
12. Successful Foley balloon insertion
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patient that contraindicated for vaginal delivery (eg: Placenta Previa, non-cephalic presentation)
2. Latex allergy
3. Fetal anomaly
4. Regular contraction of more than 2 in 10 minutes
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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