A single-blind randomized controlled trial to study the effects of a labor guide on perceived control in labor. The experimental arm will receive an evidence-based labor guide at the time of admission for scheduled induction of labor. The control arm will receive the standard of care in-person counseling regarding options for labor interventions
Participants will be randomized to receive an evidence-based labor guide at the time of admission for scheduled induction of labor, or the standard of care. Following delivery, patients will be surveyed about their labor experience. Chart review will be done to collect data on obstetric interventions and outcomes and neonatal outcomes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
216
Participants will be provided with written education about potential complications and interventions. Information will be provided at the time of admission for labor induction.
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States
Labor Agentry Scale-10 (LAS-10)
A validated questionnaire that measures patient-perceived control during labor
Time frame: 1-7 days following delivery
Labor Interventions
Whether patients received labor interventions including Pitocin, misoprostol, cook balloon, intra-uterine pressure catheter, manual rotation
Time frame: During labor
Maternal hyper/hypotension
Whether the patient experience hypertension or hypotension
Time frame: During induction of labor
Intrapartum blood loss
The amount of blood loss a patient experienced during delivery
Time frame: Labor and delivery
Cesarean section
Whether a patient requires a cesarean delivery
Time frame: Delivery
Time to delivery
The duration from admission for induction to delivery
Time frame: Admission for induction to delivery
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