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Hospital Waterbirth Trial to Measure Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes

NCT05175599 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 186

Last updated 2026-05-05

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Summary

This study aims to explore outcomes of waterbirth in comparison to conventional land birth for low-risk healthy women and neonates in a hospital setting in Milwaukee, WI. This study hypothesizes that women who labor and birth in water will use less pain medication, have a shorter labor, will be more likely to initiate breastfeeding prior to discharge, will not experience more negative outcomes, and will experience greater satisfaction than women who labor and birth on land.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy Related

Interventions

OTHER

Water Birth

The water birth group will use a tub of a water to labor and give birth.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-01-17
Primary Completion
2023-12-23
Completion
2023-12-23

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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