Bishop Score, Cervical Length and Multiple Proteins in Cervicovaginal Fluid at 40 Weeks to Predict Onset of Labor

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Prolonged Labor

Treatments: Other: Ultrasound and digital cervical examination

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01402310

BS_CL_40wk

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare Bishop score, sonographic cervical length and multiple proteins in cervicovaginal fluid at 40 weeks gestation to predict time to spontaneous labor and mode of delivery.

Enrollment: 220 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women between 39+6 and 40+1 weeks of gestation
• singleton pregnancy
• viable fetus with vertex presentation
• intact amniotic membranes
• no pregnancy complications
• absence of labor
• no history of previous uterine surgery
• planned vaginal delivery

Trial design

220 participants in 1 patient group

Women attending antenatal clinic

Description:

Women attending antenatal clinic were consecutively enrolled at between 39+6 and 40+1 weeks of gestation.

Treatment:

Other: Ultrasound and digital cervical examination