The MOBY Study: Efficacy of Birth Mobility
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Conditions studied: Labor Duration, Cesarean Section Rate, Maternal Mobility, Healthy
In brief
This randomized clinical trial investigates whether and how maternal mobility during labor influences birth outcomes in primiparous women. The study compares standard obstetric care with care that includes a birth mobility system. The primary aim is to assess whether the system helps reduce secondary cesarean section rates. Secondary objectives include evaluation of labor progression, medication use, newborn health, and user satisfaction. Participation occurs during birth and includes the collection of routine clinical data and a short questionnaire afterward.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07052331
- Run by
- Vibwife AG
- People needed
- 714
- Starts
- 2025-07-25
- Expected to finish
- 2028-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-12-23
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age ≥ 18 years
- German- or English-speaking
- Able to provide written informed consent with capacity of judgment
- Low-risk singleton pregnancy
- Primiparous woman
- Cephalic presentation
- Gestational age at delivery ≥ 37 + 0 weeks
You may not qualify if…
- Multiparous woman
- Not capable of understanding instructions for use of the mobility system (intervention group)
- Scheduled (elective) cesarean section
- Contraindication to vaginal delivery
- Multiple pregnancy
- Breech presentation
- Estimated fetal weight < 10th percentile or > 90th percentile
- Relevant fetal congenital abnormalities affecting neonatal adaptation
- Pre-existing medical conditions significantly affecting mobility (e.g., orthopedic conditions, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury)
- Relevant intrapartum bleeding
- Preeclampsia or HELLP syndrome
Where it is running
- Kantonsspital Baden — Baden, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland (enrolling)
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