Induction of labor at 41 completed gestational weeks versus expectant management and induction at 42 completed gestational weeks

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Prolonged pregnancy, post-term birth; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Prolonged pregnancy, post-term infant, not heavy for gestational age

• Registration Number: ISRCTN26113652
• Lead Sponsor: Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Brief Summary

2016 protocol in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26951777 2019 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31748223 (added 22/11/2019) 2021 childbirth experience results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33827832/ (added 09/04/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-03-30
• Study Completion: 2020-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 April 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 2760

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy women =18 years old with a normal live singleton pregnancy in cephalic presentation at 41+0 GW, who is able to understand oral and written information

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women with previous caesarean section or other uterine surgery
2. Pregestational and insulin-dependent gestational diabetes
3. Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy including preeclampsia
4. Multiple pregnancy
5. Foetus in breech or transverse position
6. Oligohydramniosis (amniotic fluid index <50 mm or deepest vertical pocket <20 mm)
7. Small for gestational age (<-22% according to a Swedish reference)
8. Antenatally detected foetal malformations and contraindications to vaginal delivery such as placenta previa

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified