Phipps 2013.
Trial name or title | Does Manual Rotation of the Occiput Posterior Fetus during the Second Stage of Labour Increase the Likelihood of Vaginal Birth? |
Methods | Double‐blind randomised controlled trial ‐ pilot study |
Participants | Women with a singleton term pregnancy with a cephalic presentation and in OP position (on ultrasound) at full dilatation |
Interventions | Eligible women were randomised to receive either a real or a 'sham' manual rotation by an independent investigator, such that both the woman and the labour ward care providers were blinded to the randomisation result. The procedure was performed either 1 hour after full dilatation was diagnosed or with onset of maternal urge to push, whichever occurred first |
Outcomes | Primary outcomes: operative delivery (caesarean section, forceps‐assisted vaginal delivery or vacuum extraction) |
Starting date | December 2010 and December 2011 |
Contact information | Ms Hala Phipps, Research Midwife, RPA Women and Babies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia Email: hala.phipps@sswahs.nsw.gov.au |
Notes |
OP: occiput posterior.