New study uses ultrasound to reveal best labor positions for safe delivery
NCT ID NCT05718180
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will use ultrasound to measure how a baby moves through the birth canal when the mother is lying on her back versus kneeling-squatting. Researchers aim to see if certain positions create more room for the baby. The study involves 105 pregnant women at full term with a single baby in head-down position.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better understand how maternal positions affect labor progress, potentially improving delivery outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 105 participants, so results may not apply to all women. It does not test a treatment or intervention.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 105 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * pregnant women with singleton pregnancies * at term gestation (37 weeks) * fetus in cephalic presentation * absence of factors hindering vaginal delivery Exclusion Criteria: * complicated pregnancies * vaginal birth after Cesarean * twin pregnancies * early pregnancy * women condition that exclude vaginal birth
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Azienda Ospedale Università Padova
Padova, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Sant'Orsola Malpighi
Bologna, Italy
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Ospedale Cristo Re
Roma, Italy
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