Effect of World Health Organization Labour Care Guide On Reducing Cesarean Section Rates

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Conditions studied: Labour

In brief

After taking informed consent for participation in the study, all selected cases will be divided into two groups by lottery method. In group A, patients will receive care using WHO Labour Care Guide while in group B, patients will be monitored using WHO partograph.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07550439

Run by

Pak Emirates Military Hospital

People needed

174

Starts

2026-05-01

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All pregnant women in active phase of labour (>5cm cervical dilatation) and gestational age of 37 weeks to 41 completed weeks (as assessed on LMP).
• Previous no caesarean section. Age 18-40 years. Both primiparous and multiparous. Both booked and unbooked.

You may not qualify if…

• Women with chronic hypertension (BP >140/90 mmHg on 2 consecutive occasions). Pregnancy induced Hypertension: women with no history of hypertension (blood pressure >140/90 mmHg on 2 consecutive occasions) and diagnosed in pregnancy.
• Gestational Diabetes mellitus: women with no history of diabetes mellitus (FBS >110 mg/dl on 2 consecutive occasions) and diagnosed in pregnancy.
• Women who had a caesarean section in the latent phase of labour.

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