NCT05392660

Upright Position During First Stage of Labour

Effect of Upright Position During First Stage of Labour On Labour Outcome: An Evidence Based Approach

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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

Conditions

• Effects of Movement

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	assumed upright position during first stage of labor	The study group assumed one of upright positions during first stage of labor, defined as walking , sitting, standing, kneeling \& squatting positions )

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-02
• Primary completion: 2020-03-27
• Completion: 2020-03-27
• First posted: 2022-05-26
• Last updated: 2022-05-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt