Active clinical trials for "Dystocia"

Comparison between Sonographic Cervical Length and Bishop Score in Preinduction Cervical Assessment prior to induction of labor as regards induction success.

the study aims to assess the reliability of ultrasound findings measured by hand held ultrasound probes used by operators with variable experience in a low resource hospital.

The objective of the study is to demonstrate whether cooling the uterine smooth muscle during cesarean section (following delivery of the fetus) will promote better uterine contraction and involution resulting in lower blood loss, use of fewer uterotonic medications, and fewer hysterectomies following cesarean section for dysfunctional labor.

The study aims to develop a theoretical model explicating the inter-relationships between Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA), Partial Vaginismus (PV) and Labor Dystocia (LD), including their associations with Depression (D) as a mediating variable. The following research hypotheses will be tested: CSA will serve as a risk factor for D, PV and LD. pregnant women with a history of CSA will have higher levels of D compared to pregnant women without a history of CSA. pregnant women with a history of CSA will have more PV compared to pregnant women without a history of CSA. pregnant women with a history of CSA will have higher levels of LD compared to pregnant women without a history of CSA. D will serve as a mediator between prenatal PV and LD. PV will serve as a risk factor for LD. postpartum PV will be affected by childbirth (LD vs. no LD) contingent on the level of D.