PERINATAL TRIALS REPORT

PERINATAL TRIALS REPORT

PT0360

Fetal intrapartum pulse oximetry: a multicentre randomised controlled trial (the FOREMOST trial)

Plain Language Summary: Current methods of monitoring the well-being of the unborn baby during labour often result in concern about the unborn baby's health. This leads to delivery by caesarean section, forceps, or vacuum. These babies are usually found to be healthy once born, meaning that the operation was unnecessary. In this study, when an unborn baby appears to be distressed, half of the study participants will be allocated to continue with the current monitoring of the baby's heartbeat. The other half will have a new form of monitoring, fetal oxygen saturation monitoring, added. We will then determine whether the new form of monitoring makes a difference in the number of times women need to have a caesarian section, forceps or vacuum delivery.

Trial status: Follow up complete

Date of accrual completion: September 2004

Trial Objective:

To compare obstetric and neonatal outcomes, maternal satisfaction and costs for women monitored in labour with CTG monitoring with women receiving monitoring with CTG plus foetal oxygen saturation monitoring.

Type of administration: Multi-centre National

Principal Investigator/s: Professor Paul Colditz

Ph 61 7 3636 1761

Email p.colditz@mailbox.uq.edu.au

Professor Shaun Brennecke

Ph 61 3 9344 2000

A/Prof James King

Prof Fung Yee Chan

Ms. Chris East

Contact details as below

Contact Person/s: Ms Chris East

Ph 61 7 3636 2349

Email ceast@somc.uq.edu.au