Nipple Stimulation for Labor Induction

Hadassah Medical Organization100 enrolled

Overview

This study will examine the use of nipple stimulation for cervical ripening in women who present to the labor and delivery ward after their water has broken but have a contraindication to prostaglandins.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Delivery Delayed

Interventions

nipple stimulationOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Week 37 + 0 and on * PROM (premature rupture of membranes) * Multiparity (birth sixth or higher) or TOLAC (trial of labor after Caesarean section) * Not in active labor - without regular contractions fetal monitor, cervical dilation \< 4 cm and effacement \< 80%. Exclusion Criteria: * Water break \> 24 hours at the time of admission to the delivery room * Active vaginal bleeding with suspected placental abruption * Maternal fever * Multifetal pregnancy * Women with contraindication for vaginal birth * Preeclampsia * IUGR (intrauterine growth restriction) * Macrosomia * Non-reassuring fetal heart tracing

Locations (1)

Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

progression to active labor as measured by the Bishop score

Time frame: 6 hours

Central Contacts

Drorith Hochner-Celnikier, MD

CONTACT

00 972 2 5844400 hochner@hadassah.org.il

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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