Can your body shape predict your birth experience?
NCT ID NCT07173452
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 153 first-time mothers in Turkey to see if their body measurements (like height, weight, and hip width) relate to pelvic size and how labor goes. Researchers measured the pelvis through exams and ultrasound, then tracked pain, labor length, and whether delivery was vaginal or cesarean. The goal is to find simple ways to predict birth outcomes.
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 research could help predict labor outcomes based on simple body measurements, potentially improving birth planning.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study, not a clinical trial testing a treatment. Results may not apply to all populations or change practice without further validation.
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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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153 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Jun 2023
- 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 to 49 years
- 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: * Primiparous, * The onset of labour, * Being between 37-42 weeks of gestation, * To be able to speak and understand Turkish, * 18 years of age or older, * No history of a disease affecting bone anatomy Exclusion Criteria: * Risky pregnancies, * Planned caesarean sections * Multiparous pregnant women * History of pelvic trauma, disease, previous pelvic surgeries.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Uskudar Univercity
Istanbul, Ümraniye, 34000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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