Rahimiyan 2015.
Methods | RCT. 2 treatment arms. Block randomisation used. 200 women randomised |
Participants | All pregnant women with low‐risk pregnancies aged 18 to 35 years, gestational age of 42‐38 weeks, “with singleton fetuses who had been hospitalised for pregnancy and the doctor ‐ had a natural labor.”, cervix 3 to 4 cm dilated |
Interventions | Intervention group: one‐to‐one support by research midwife throughout labour and delivery. Control group: not clear. “Control group, according to the usual training centres ‐ medical assistants and interns, women were jointly care. Careful person, the various intervals, been replaced, as well as samples often bed rest, restricted, and no association and non‐pharmacologic methods of labor was not used.” |
Outcomes | "Progress of labor (the time of examination, the cervix changes in time to get home (sort of) and oxytocin)", "delivery outcomes (including type of delivery, duration of labour, the degree perineal laceration, rupture of the water bag, notes the main reasons for caesarean delivery)" |
Notes | We are unclear on aspects of reporting in this trial. AC contacted authors 25/10/2016 for further clarification. Awaiting response |