Does feeding during labour influence the outcome?

Completed

• Conditions: abour/delivery; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN33298015
• Lead Sponsor: King's College London (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-12-17
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 1126

Inclusion Criteria

1. Females, no age limits
2. Primiparous women >36 weeks gestation
3. Singleton pregnancies
4. No maternal or foetal complications
5. Cervical dilatation less than or equal to 5 cm

Exclusion Criteria

1. Multiparous women
2. <36 weeks' gestation
3. Known maternal or foetal complication
4. Cervical dilatation >5 cm

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Spontaneous vaginal delivery.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Instrumental vaginal and caesarean section deliveries<br>2. Need for augmentation<br>3. Vomiting<br>4. Neonatal outcomes: <br>4.1. Apgar scores<br>4.2. Admission to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)/ special care baby unit (SCBU)