Clinical Trial: Natural Cervical Ripening to Prevent Pharmacological Induction of Labor - a Pilot Study.

U.S., May 15 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07587632) titled 'Natural Cervical Ripening to Prevent Pharmacological Induction of Labor - a Pilot Study.' on May 07.

Brief Summary: As of today, around 25% of all vaginal births happen after induction of labor (IOL). The internal guidelines of the University Hospital Zurich currently recommend pregnant women with a non-insulin dependent gestational diabetes an IOL around term. One possibility to prevent an IOL and increase the chance for a spontaneous onset of birth is a ripening of the cervix by alternative methods in an outpatient setting. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of natural cervical ripening methods on the tim...