Active Management Of Risk In Pregnancy At Term to Reduce Rate of Cesarean Deliveries

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pregnancy

In brief

This is a prospective randomized cohort study of obstetric patients from Paley clinic at AEMC and from other affiliated obstetric clinics. This study will try to determine if active management of risks in pregnancy at term by inducing patients will not decrease the cesarean delivery rate or change neonatal outcomes. The outcomes that will be measured include cesarean delivery rate, meconium, Apgar scores and admissions to the NICU.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00598260

Run by

Albert Einstein Healthcare Network

People needed

222

Starts

2006-06-01

Expected to finish

2009-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-05-10

Who can join

Age: 16 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• patients with singleton pregnancies
• at least one prenatal visit at one of our clinics
• an ultrasonogram confirming the dates within the first 22 weeks
• no maternal or fetal problems before 37 weeks and 5 days of gestation that mandated cesarean delivery.

You may not qualify if…

• a delivery before 37 weeks and 5 days of gestation
• a previous cesarean delivery (one or more)
• a history of any other uterine surgeries that are a contraindication for a vaginal delivery.

Where it is running

• Albert Einstein Medical Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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