The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of sterile or clean gloves during labor exams affects the rate of chorioamnionitis. Chorioamnionitis is an infection of the membranes around the baby.
The importance of this study is that intrapartum vaginal exams (while patients are laboring) are performed routinely in modern obstetrical practice, and there is no randomized trial available assessing the relationship between the type of glove used and the rate of chorioamnionitis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
507
Patients will be randomized to either sterile or clean gloves during intrapartum vaginal exams.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Clinical chorioamnionitis
Clinical chorioamnionitis with at least two of the four criteria met-maternal fever of 38 degrees Celsius or greater, maternal tachycardia (pulse \>100), fetal tachycardia (fetal heart rate \>160), and/or fundal tenderness
Time frame: participants will be followed during their intrapartum hospital stay, an expected average of 48-72hrs
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