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. 2014 Dec 22;2014(12):CD009298. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009298.pub2

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.