Leg Elevation to Prevent Hypotension During Labor
Hypotension, Labor Complication
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Hypotension
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Laboring at Good Samaritan Hospital Labor & Delivery Unit 37+ weeks gestation Planned vaginal delivery Planned epidural analgesia Exclusion Criteria: Under 18 years old Does not speak English Unable to consent to involvement in the research study Attended less than 3 prenatal care office visits Diagnosed with fetal demise Diagnosed with fetal anomalies Contraindications to both legs being elevated (ex: fractured bones, lower limb amputation, etc.) Contraindications to receiving 1L of IV fluids Requiring IV hypertensive medications Requiring IV magnesium
Sites / Locations
- Good Samaritan Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Experimental Intervention - Leg Elevation Arm
Control - No Leg Elevation Arm
Immediately after epidural placement, patient will be placed in a left tilt position with her hip on a wedge and both of her legs elevated on an orange peanut ball. She will remain in this position for approximately 40 minutes.
Immediately after epidural placement, patient will be placed in a left tilt position with her hip on a wedge. She will remain in this position for approximately 40 minutes.