Glucose and stress hormone study in labor with epidural pain relief
This study looks at how blood sugar and stress hormone levels during labor with epidural pain relief might affect newborn health, comparing women with and without gestational diabetes.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 40 years old.
- You are pregnant with one baby, head-down, at 37 to 42 weeks.
- You plan to deliver vaginally and want an epidural for pain.
- Your cervix is dilated 3 to 4 cm when the epidural is placed.
- You have gestational diabetes managed with diet and exercise, or you have no diabetes.
- You are in good health overall and have no major pregnancy complications.
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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