This study is looking at whether using an electric breast pump for nipple stimulation can help start labor. Researchers are comparing this method to standard ways of inducing labor, which might include medications like misoprostol or synthetic oxytocin (Pitocin). The idea is that the gentle suction from the breast pump on the nipple might release a natural substance called oxytocin in your body, which can cause contractions. You could join if you are a woman between 18 and 50 years old, at least 37 weeks pregnant but not more than 42 weeks, and your baby is head-down. The study will measure the total time it takes from when labor induction starts until the baby is delivered to see if nipple stimulation is effective. The current status of this study is unclear, and it plans to enroll 48 participants.

Study design

This is an interventional study where participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups, like rolling dice. One group will receive standard labor induction, and the other will receive standard induction plus nipple stimulation using a breast pump.

What's involved

If you are in the nipple stimulation group, you will use a breast pump for two hours at a specific point in your labor. Otherwise, your induction process will be similar to standard care.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

The primary outcome, total duration of labor, is measured from the beginning of induction until delivery of the baby.

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