A drink to prevent slow labour in first-time mothers
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This trial tests whether taking a common food ingredient (sodium bicarbonate) during early labour can help prevent slow progress during your first birth. If it works, it might help you avoid the need for medical help to speed up labour.
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Who can take part
- You are pregnant with one baby, and the baby is head-down.
- This is your first birth (you have not given birth before).
- You are at least 37 weeks pregnant and your labour started on its own.
- You are under the care of a midwife and plan to give birth in a hospital.
- You do not have high blood pressure, diabetes, or gestational diabetes that requires medication, and you are not on a low-salt diet.
- You have not used illicit drugs during pregnancy and are able to give informed consent.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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