Status:
COMPLETED
Can Differentiated Birth Care Improve the Service?
Lead Sponsor:
Ostfold Hospital Trust
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Tromso
Conditions:
Low Risk Birth; Births With Low Risk Factor
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Prospective evaluation of birth complication in three differently staffed and equipped units in the same hospital.
Detailed Description
The study will include approximately 1000 normal births in a county hospital. The mothers are randomly assigned to one of three different maternal wards; one run by midwives, one normally equipped acc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy mother, normal pregnancy, no prior operations on the uterus, no prior birth complications, no condition with negative effect on pregnancy or birth,one fetus in head position, spontaneously going into birth between week 36,1 and 41,6 of pregnancy,normal cardiotocograph test BMI of 32 or less, smoking no more than 10 cigarettes per day, wants to participate in the study and signs the consent form.
Exclusion
- Any condition that has negative effect on the pregnancy or the birth, more than one fetus, all other positions than head position, induction of labor,pre term or post term birth, BMI of more than 32, smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day, does not want to participate.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
1111 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00857129
Start Date
September 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2013
Last Update
October 20 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Ostfold Hospital Trust
Fredrikstad, Norway, 1603