Clinical Trial: Post Term Pregnancy - Induction of Labor or Monitoring of Pregnancy

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Post Term Pregnancy - Induction of Labor or Monitoring of Pregnancy

Brief Summary:

Post term pregnancy is a risk pregnancy. Aim of the study was to investigate whether induction of labor at gestational age 289(41 weeks+2 days) reduces neonatal morbidity compared to expectant management. Secondary aims was to assess the effect on mode of delivery and maternal complications, as well as assess women's views and experiences.

Our 0-hypothesis was that induction of labor at gestational age 41+2 did not result in better outcome of pregnancy, measured as perinatal morbidity.

Following inclusion, women were randomly allocated to induction of labor or to monitoring of pregnancy every third day until delivery


Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: St. Olavs Hospital

Current Primary Outcome: Neonatal morbidity [ Time Frame: peri- en postnatal ]

Original Primary Outcome: Neonatal morbidity

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Maternal complications [ Time Frame: peri- and postnatal ]
  • Mode of delivery [ Time Frame: at birth ]
  • women's view [ Time Frame: postpartum ]
  • Women's experiences [ Time Frame: perinatal ]
  • Hormone levels [ Time Frame: perinatal ]


Original Secondary Outcome:

  • Maternal complications
  • Mode of delivery
  • women's view
  • Women's experiences
  • Hormones


Information By: St. Olavs Hospital

Dates:
Date Received: October 6, 2006
Date Started: September 2002
Date Completion:
Last Updated: November 3, 2011
Last Verified: November 2011