Active Versus Expectant Management of the Third Stage of Labor

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2006-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if giving oxytocin immediately after delivery causes less bleeding, transfusion needs and hastens delivery of placenta.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Christiana Care Health Services
• Treatments: Oxytocin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Singleton gestation

• Cephalic presentation

• >37 weeks gestation

• >16 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

• Multiple gestation

• Breech presentation

• Blood dyscrasias

• Multiparous females Para >5

• Placenta previa

• Patients on anticoagulants

• Previous history of postpartum hemorrhage

• IUFD

• Non-reassuring fetal heart rate pattern