The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of a specific maternal position to correct fetal position in occipito-posterior during the labor. The investigators hypothesize that the maternal position described by the Dr de Gasquet facilitate the rotation in occipito-anterior during the labor. The calculated sample size is 438 participants (219 in each group)
Randomized clinical trial
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
438
women allocated to intervention group will be invited to adopt a posture all fours type:"support on the knees, torso tilted forward, back stretched" for a minimum of 10 minutes. A cushion is placed between the legs of the woman to limit the cuts.
Maternity of University Hospitals
Geneva, Switzerland
University Hospitals - Maternity
Geneva, Switzerland
Fetal presentation after the intervention compare to control group
Diagnosis of the fetal presentation will be measured by an ultra-sound one hour after the randomization in both groups: intervention and control
Time frame: One hour after the randomization for the study
Maternal comfort and pain sensation
Auto-administrated questionnaire to assess comfort of the maternal position and pain related to the labor, in intervention group and control group
Time frame: During the hour after the randomization
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