Knee to chest flexion to reduce respiratory distress after elective caesarean birth: a feasibility study
- Conditions
- Transient tachypneu of the neonate (TTN), respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 41
Inclusion Criteria
Infants are eligible when they are born by elective CS at 37-42 weeks gestational age.
In case of twin pregnancies, only the second born infant will be included
Exclusion Criteria
-significant congenital malformations influencing cardiopulmonary transition,
-first born infants in twin pregnancies,
-infants where immediate cord clamping is needed,
-when spontaneous contractions before CS occur.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility and safety measures. <br>Primary outcome will be the success in performing a KCF according to protocol. <br><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcome will be expulsion of lung fluid and safety parameters: compression of the cord during KCF, Apgar score at 1, 5 and 10 minutes, hematoma on extremities, abdomen and chest, temperature at admission and occurrence of respiratory distress.