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Does Oral Intake During Labor and Delivery Have an Effect on Complications and Outcome

NCT03949166 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 500

Last updated 2019-11-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The recommendations regarding eating and drinking during the labor and delivery process are not clear.

The objective of this study is to assess whether eating and drinking during the labor process improves obstetric outcomes and maternal satisfaction.

Patients admitted for the birthing center during the first stage of the delivery and after having a regional anesthesia are instructed as a routine in our birthing center for fasting and drinking only water and clear fluids during their stay at the labor and delivery room and until after giving birth.

The patients will be asked if they are interested in participating in the study. A patient that is interested will be randomized to join one of the two arms: Fasting arm, with the routine management of water and clear fluids or eating, she will be asked to eat every 2 hours or less a food from a list supplied by the study team.

The list of food was created with the anesthesiologist team according the review board demand.

The data regarding the patients' history, pregnancy and labor and delivery process. Obstetrical and neonatal outcome will be collected. A satisfactory questioner well be sent to all participants.

Conditions

  • Labor and Delivery

Interventions

OTHER

food during labor and delivery

The food that will be allowed during labor and delivery was approved by the anesthesia team. It includes - fruits, energy bars, yogurt,

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Meir Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gil Shechter Maor, MD · Meir Medical hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-18
Primary Completion
2020-12-01
Completion
2021-02-01

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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