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Which labor chart reduces C-Sections? new study compares WHO tools

NCT ID NCT06537089

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Hend Mahmoud Abdelghany Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study compared two World Health Organization tools for monitoring labor in first-time mothers: the traditional modified partograph and the newer labour care guide. Researchers wanted to see if one tool was better at reducing the number of C-sections. The study involved 230 women with low-risk pregnancies at full term.

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What this could lead to
If this study shows one tool is better, it could lead to updated guidelines for managing labor in first-time mothers, potentially reducing unnecessary C-sections.
What could go wrong
This is a completed study, but its findings may not apply to all hospitals or women. The results are specific to first-time mothers with low-risk pregnancies.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

230 people

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Started

Aug 2024

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 35 years

Sex

Female participants only

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Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Primiparous women. * Term gestation between 37 and 40 weeks. * Maternal age from 18 -35 years * Body mass index BMI of 18.5 to 29.9 kg/m2 * Cephalic presentation. 6. Active first stage of labour Exclusion Criteria: * Women with any medical comorbidities, such as (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, renal disease, or pulmonary disease). * Women with presence of any obstetrical complications, such as preterm birth, multiple gestation, breech presentation, postdated pregnancy, or bad obstetrical history. * women who were given intrapartum epidural analgesia.

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37 or more completed weeks of gestation First birth Labor onset and length abnormalities

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • kasr Al Aini, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

    Cairo, Old Cairo, 11562, Egypt

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