Study of the Type of Pushing at Delivery

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

256

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2015

Primary Completion Date

June 14, 2017

Study Completion Date

June 14, 2017

Conditions
Delivery2nd Stage of Labor
Interventions
PROCEDURE

- Directed open-glottis pushing

"Description of the intervention in the intervention group: Directed open-glottis pushing (with prolonged exhalation) must be explained to the women and professionals as follows:~After inhaling deeply, the patient will exhale while pulling in her stomach in such a way they she can use the contraction of her abdominal muscles to help the fetus descend through the birth control. She should push as long as possible~Description of the intervention in the control group: Directed closed-glottis pushing (pushing while holding one's breath) should be explained to the women and professionals as follows:~After inhaling deeply, the patient should push very hard downwards to the perineum, while holding the inhaled breath in her lungs. She should push as hard and as long as possible."

PROCEDURE

Directed closed-glottis pushing

"Description of the intervention in the intervention group: Directed open-glottis pushing (with prolonged exhalation) must be explained to the women and professionals as follows:~After inhaling deeply, the patient will exhale while pulling in her stomach in such a way they she can use the contraction of her abdominal muscles to help the fetus descend through the birth control. She should push as long as possible~Description of the intervention in the control group: Directed closed-glottis pushing (pushing while holding one's breath) should be explained to the women and professionals as follows:~After inhaling deeply, the patient should push very hard downwards to the perineum, while holding the inhaled breath in her lungs. She should push as hard and as long as possible."

Trial Locations (1)

63003

Chu Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Ministry of Health, France

OTHER_GOV

lead

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

OTHER

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