256
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2015
Primary Completion Date
June 14, 2017
Study Completion Date
June 14, 2017
- 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."
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."
Chu Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand
Ministry of Health, France
OTHER_GOV
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
OTHER