Upright Position During First Stage of Labour

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Effects of Movement

Treatments: Other: assumed upright position during first stage of labor

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05392660

2014

Details and patient eligibility

About

There are several physiological advantages for being upright during labour. These include the effect of gravity on the fetus within the uterus; reduced risk of aorto-caval compression this maximizes uterine blood flow to the placenta and fetus during labour and more efficient contractions which lead to shorter first and second stage of labor. In addition, being upright during labour provide better alignment of the fetus; and increased pelvic outlet when the woman is in squatting and kneeling positions

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 35 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Primipara parturient women who admitted to delivery unit;
• in early active phase of 1st stage of labor (not more than 4cm),
• age between 20-35 years,
• had a single, viable, and full term (≥ 37 weeks),
• with normal fetal heart rate pattern (120-160 b/min),
• fetus in occipto anterior position
• free from medical or obstetrical disorders that may interrupt labor progress

Exclusion criteria

• Any women out of inclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

study arm

Experimental group

Description:

assumed upright position during first stage of labor

Treatment:

Other: assumed upright position during first stage of labor

control arm

No Intervention group

Description:

hospital routine care