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New WHO guide aims to cut unnecessary c-sections
NCT ID NCT07550439
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two methods of monitoring labour: the WHO Labour Care Guide and the standard partogram. Researchers will randomly assign 174 pregnant women to one of the two groups and track how many end up having a C-section. The goal is to see if the new guide helps lower C-section rates.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- WHO Labour Care Guide (a monitoring tool)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to reduce unnecessary C-sections during childbirth.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (174 participants) that hasn't started recruiting yet. Results may not apply to all hospitals or women with complications.
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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 174 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 to 45 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: All pregnant women in active phase of labour (\>5cm cervical dilatation) and gestational age of 37 weeks to 41 completed weeks (as assessed on LMP). Previous no caesarean section. Age 18-40 years. Both primiparous and multiparous. Both booked and unbooked. Exclusion Criteria: Women with chronic hypertension (BP \>140/90 mmHg on 2 consecutive occasions). Pregnancy induced Hypertension: women with no history of hypertension (blood pressure \>140/90 mmHg on 2 consecutive occasions) and diagnosed in pregnancy. Gestational Diabetes mellitus: women with no history of diabetes mellitus (FBS \>110 mg/dl on 2 consecutive occasions) and diagnosed in pregnancy. Women who had a caesarean section in the latent phase of labour.
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