Can gentle pressing of the chest of newborns delivered by Caesarean section simulate the squeezing of fluid from the baby’s lungs during vaginal delivery and improve the baby’s breathing in the hours after birth?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pregnancy and Childbirth; Transient tachypnea of newborns

• Registration Number: ISRCTN52035970
• Lead Sponsor: ineveh Health Directorate Training Center & Human Development

Brief Summary

2020 Results article in https://doi.org/10.29011/APNC-118.100018 (added 23/03/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2018-12-31
• Study Start: 2019-04-25
• Last Update Posted: 3 April 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

1. Term and near term babies ( > 35 weeks gestational age)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Preterm (< 35 weeks gestation) neonates

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Respiratory outcome of the newborns delivered by caesarian section measured using APGAR score assessed at 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 min after birth.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The length of time the newborn displays transient tachypnea following birth.