A Comparison of Manual vs. Spontaneous Removal of the Placenta at Cesarean Section

University of Rochester

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cesarean Section; Pregnancy

Treatments: Procedure: Manual placental removal at Cesarean delivery; Procedure: Spontaneous placental removal at Cesarean delivery

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00375986

00014248

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if there are differences in operative blood loss with manual vs. spontaneous removal of the placenta during cesarean section.

Full description

Patients undergoing scheduled cesarean deliveries are randomized to manual or spontaneous placental removal.

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All term pregnant women 18 years of age and older undergoing scheduled cesarean delivery at Strong Memorial Hospital.

Exclusion criteria

• Prematurity (<37 weeks)
• Preoperative chorioamnionitis
• Vaginal delivery of fetus
• Emergency Cesarean Delivery
• Patient's OB not agreeable to participating in this study.