Postpartum vaginal blood loss following two different methods of cervical ripening
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Induction of laborPregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN14479515
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Calabar Teaching Hospital
- Brief Summary
2017 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29410681/ (added 25/11/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1. 37 completed weeks up to 41 completed weeks plus 3 days
2. Bishop score of <5
3. A live singleton fetus with cephalic presentation at term with intact membranes with no evidence of labor
4. No contraindications to a vaginal delivery
5. Up to the third parity
Exclusion Criteria
1. History of uterine scar
2. Twins
3. Breech presentation
4. Fetal anomalies
5. Antepartum hemorrhage
6. Polyhydramnios
7. Presence of uterine fibroids in pregnancy
8. Known allergy to prostaglandin preparations
9. Women with anemia (defined as hemoglobin level less than 10.5g/dl or a hematocrit of less than 31%)
10. History of bleeding disorders
11. Pelvic abnormalities/deformities
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postpartum vaginal blood loss, measured by collecting blood using an under buttocks plastic collection bag and by perineal pad from the crowning of the fetal head (second stage of labor) up to 6 hours post delivery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Induction delivery interval, measured from the start of intervention to time of childbirth<br> 2. Wellness of the baby, assessed using the Apgar score score at 1 minute and 5 minute post delivery<br> 3. Neonatal cord blood pH at time of cord clamping following delivery of the baby<br>