Propranolol during labor induction: effects on delivery time
Treatments studied
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study tests whether taking propranolol, a medicine that can slow the heart rate, along with the usual labor-inducing drug (oxytocin) shortens the time from starting induction to delivery. If it does, it might make labor shorter and possibly reduce complications.
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Who can take part
- You are pregnant with one baby
- Your baby is head-down (cephalic presentation) and at full term
- You are not already taking beta blockers for other conditions
- You do not have asthma, lung disease, or a history of bleeding during pregnancy
- You have not had a previous C-section or other uterine surgery
- Your baby's heart rate is regular and no known birth defects
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