Superiority multicenter prospective randomized study on operative delivery (instrumental delivery or caesarean section) of prophylactic manual rotation in case of persistent occipital posterior presentation during the second stage of labor compared to expectant management. A 15% reduction of operative delivery (instrumental delivery or caesarean section) is attempt in the prophylactic manual rotation group.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
260
prophylactic manual rotation of persistent occipital posterior presentation on operative delivery will be performed in the experimental group
Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille
Marseille, France
RECRUITINGNumber of patients who will have a caesarean section or an instrumental delivery in each groups.
Time frame: 4 hours
Number of patients with episiotomy, perineal lacerations from the 1st to the 4rth degree anglo-saxon classification
Time frame: 4 hours
Number of patients who will have bladder, urinary or bowel injuries during caesarean section
Time frame: 5 hours maximum
Number of patients with post-partum hemorrhage defined by blood loss more than 500mL
Time frame: 5 hours maximum
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