Oral Feeding During Established Labor at Our Institution

NCT03242356 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 69HCL17_0454
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 195
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Current French guidelines allow oral intake of clear fluid in women in established labor under epidural analgesia. To date, no study assessed how these guidelines are followed in clinical practice. This study aims to assess the current practices as to the fasting during the labor at our institution, while assessing the experience and the expectations of the parturients (level of comfort or discomfort related to fasting).

Conditions

Labor

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Rate of parturients who declared to have ingested clear fluid during the labor.

  The survey will be completed within 2 hours following the delivery

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• Determine the instructions given by health professionals, their spontaneous or non-spontaneous character and the information related to the given fast, according to the parturient

  The survey will be completed within 2 hours following the delivery

• Specify the type of liquid ingested (water or sweet liquid) and its volume

  The survey will be completed within 2 hours following the delivery

• Specify the frequency of ingestion of solid foods during labor

  The survey will be completed within 2 hours following the delivery

• Assess the degree of discomfort associated with thirst that was felt during labor

  The survey will be completed within 2 hours following the delivery

• Assess the degree of discomfort associated with hunger that was felt during labor

  The survey will be completed within 2 hours following the delivery

Interventions

Questionnaire to assess of the application of the current French guidelines as to fasting during labor. OTHER

Questionnaire focuses on : * oral intake of clear fluid during the labor * oral intake of solid meal during the labor * fasting duration for solid and liquids * instruction received as to fasting during labor, nature of these instructions, and who given the instruction (midwife, nurse anesthetist, …) * discomfort related to thirst during labor * discomfort related to hunger during labor We will also record several medical data as to the course of pregnancy and delivery, analgesia technique, history and characteristics of the parturient.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All adult women who were in labor in our hospital interviewed within 2 hours after vaginal delivery or cesarean section decided during the labor

You may qualify if:

• All adult woman who has been in labor in our hospital

You may not qualify if:

• Patient refusal
• Elective cesarean section, or emergency cesarean section in a woman not in labor
• Intrauterine fetal death
• Therapeutic abortion
• Patient consent not available (for example, in case of severe post-partum hemorrhage)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hospices Civils de Lyon: lead

Study Sites (1)

hopital Femme Mère Enfant

Bron, 69677, France

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 4, 2017
• First Posted: August 8, 2017
• Study Start: August 25, 2017
• Primary Completion: November 25, 2017
• Study Completion: November 25, 2017
• Last Updated: April 13, 2018

Record last verified: 2017-08

Locations

FR (1)