Obstetrical Outcomes for Planned Deliveries in a French Birth Center

Central Hospital, Nancy, France200 enrolled

Overview

The main objective of this work is to study the obstetrical and neonatal outcomes of women who planned to deliver in the birth centre of Nancy. The birth centre of Nancy is one of the nine french birth centres opened since 2015 on an experimental basis. The women who plan to deliver at the birth centre must meet several conditions according to their medical history, pregnancy follow-up, and delivery progress. The women can be transferred before, during or after (pre-, per- or post-) delivery to the hospital.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Delivery Complication

Interventions

deliveryOTHER

delivery

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 19 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * women who want to deliver at the birth center "Un nid pour naître" Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate in the study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Comparison of the cesarean birth rate of women who planned to deliver in the birth centre according to the final place of labor (hospital or birth centre).

rate of cesarean section

Time frame: 4 years

Comparison of the instrumental birth rate of women who planned to deliver in the birth centre according to the final place of labor (hospital or birth centre).

rate of instrumental birth (vacuum or forceps delivery)

Time frame: 4 years

Comparison of the post-partum haemorrhage rate of women who planned to deliver in the birth centre according to the final place of labor (hospital or birth centre).

rate of post-partum haemorrhage define by blood loss \>= 500 cc

Time frame: 4 years

Secondary Outcomes

Comparison of the antepartum or peripartum stillbirth rate of women who planned to deliver in the birth center according to the final place of labor (hospital or birth centre).

Time frame: 4 years

Comparison of the hypoxemic encephalopathy rate of women who planned to deliver in the birth center according to the final place of labor (hospital or birth centre).

Time frame: 4 years

Comparison of the five-minute Apgar score of babies from women who planned to deliver in the birth centre according to the final place of labor (hospital or birth centre).

Apgar score is a score that records the physical condition of a baby just after it is born, with ten points being the highest possible score and zero point the lowest.

Time frame: 4 years

Comparison of the umbilical artery blood pH score of babies from women who planned to deliver in the birth centre according to the final place of labor (hospital or birth centre).

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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