Status:
COMPLETED
A Swedish Trial of Birth on a Birthing Seat
Lead Sponsor:
Helsingborgs Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Stig and Ragna Gorthons foundation
Conditions:
Parturition
Eligibility:
FEMALE
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) advises against recumbent or supine position for longer periods during labour and birth and states that caregivers should encourage and support the wom...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The pilot study included primiparous women who understood the Swedish language sufficiently well to receive information and give informed consent or refusal for participation.
- Pregnancy must have been normal, with a singleton fetus in cephalic presentation and the onset of labour occurring between gestation weeks 37 + 0 and 41 + 6.
- Women having diet treated pregnancy diabetes were also included.
- Obstetric primiparous women with former caesarean section were included as well as those induced because of premature rupture of membranes (PROM).
Exclusion
- Multiparous women were excluded from the pilot study.
- Primiparous women were excluded in cases of birth before week 36 + 6, breech presentation, maternal BMI over 30, multiple pregnancy or infectious disease.
- Primiparous women with pre-eclampsia or other conditions that require medical care were not eligible for the pilot study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
68 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01164657
Start Date
November 1 2005
End Date
May 1 2006
Last Update
July 19 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Helsingborgs Hospital
Helsingborg, Skåne County, Sweden, 25187