Effect of Epidural Analgesia on the Length of Labor and Delivery and Fetal Outcomes

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2017-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference in the duration of the first and second stage of labor in nulliparous women , with or without epidural analgesia. The investigators hypothesize that the duration of the first stage of labor will be no different in nulliparous patients, while the duration of the second stage will be longer in patient with analgesia.

• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Cagliari
• Treatments: Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Nulliparous

• > 18 years old

• term (>37 weeks gestation)

• singleton

• vertex pregnancies

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-vertex presentation

• cervical dilation > 4.0cm