Status:

UNKNOWN

Capturing Early Events in Human Parturition

Lead Sponsor:

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Conditions:

Parturition; Precipitate

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Brief Summary

This is a prospective observational study on normal singleton pregnant women who have no sign of labor at 40 weeks of gestation or pregnant women who admitted to hospital for any sign of labor at term...

Detailed Description

The mechanisms that instigate human parturition have not been completely understood, though hypotheses such as 'functional progesterone withdrawal' and inflammatory signaling have been proposed. Resea...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy women who are carrying a healthy singleton pregnancy, but have not yet gone to labor at 40 weeks of gestation or who are at term and admitted to hospital for any sign of labor are invited to join the study.

Exclusion

  • Any obstetric contraindications for undergoing labor or vaginal delivery (e.g. placenta previa, cephalo-pelvic disproportion, macrosomia, previous classical cesarean section or uterine tear, etc).
  • Any maternal or fetal complications that require immediate or early delivery (e.g. pre-eclampsia, abruption placenta, fetal distress, rupture of membranes, in utero death, etc).
  • Any maternal or fetal complications that make vaginal birth an unfavorable choice (e.g. fetal growth restriction, fetal compromise or distress, etc).
  • Any conditions that are known to affect the onset of labor (e.g. anencephaly).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2016

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

500 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04411745

Start Date

December 1 2016

End Date

December 31 2024

Last Update

March 7 2023

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Shatin, Hong Kong