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Feasibility of Conducting a Trial Assessing Benefits and Risks of Planned Caesarean Section Versus Planned Vaginal Birth: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Melissa Amyx,
Fernando Althabe,
Julie Rivo,
Verónica Pingray,
Nicole Minckas,
María Belizán,
Luz Gibbons,
Gerardo T. Murga,
Angel Fiorillo,
Julio D. Malamud,
Roberto Casale,
Gabriela Cormick,
José M. Belizán
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
maternal and child health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1573-6628
pISSN - 1092-7875
DOI - 10.1007/s10995-020-03073-4
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , caesarean section , informed consent , cross sectional study , randomization , population , vaginal delivery , obstetrics , family medicine , gynecology , pregnancy , alternative medicine , environmental health , surgery , genetics , pathology , biology
Though interest is growing for trials comparing planned delivery mode (vaginal delivery [VD]; cesarean section [CS]) in low-risk nulliparous women, appropriate study design is unclear. Our objective was to assess feasibility of three designs (preference trial [PCT], randomized controlled trial [RCT], partially randomized patient preference trial [PRPPT]) for a trial comparing planned delivery mode in low-risk women.

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