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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
150 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2026-01-15
2026-05-15
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Whereas forceps-assisted vaginal delivery represented 38% of deliveries in rural areas of Egypt, in the United States, operative vaginal delivery in the form of either forceps-assisted vaginal delivery (FAVD) or ventouse-assisted vaginal delivery (VAVD) has declined remarkably since 1990. The utilization of operative vaginal delivery in live births decreased from 9.0% in 1990 to 3.1% in 2016. During the same period, the percentage of VAVD deliveries fell from 3.9 to 2.6%, and FAVD from 5.1 to just 0.5%. The declining rate of assisted vaginal delivery contributed to the rise in the cesarean section rate from 22.7% in 1990 to 31.9% in 2016.
The performance of AVB by physicians with a high level of experience and certified training courses should be considered a safe alternative to second-stage cesarean section. This does not only depend on the physician, but it also depends on the patient's preference. In this survey, the investigators explore Egyptian obstetricians 'attitudes and perceptions on AVB.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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OTHER
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Interventions
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Survey using a questionnaire.
This cross-sectional study aims to identify the obstacles preventing an increase in AVB performance in Egypt. Obstetricians from three tertiary care centers in Egypt will be invited to participate in this Online web-based survey over the study period. The questions in this survey are included in 5 sections; demographics, workload and AVB practice, obstetrician-related factors, service provision factors, and what changes could be implemented to increase the rate of uptake of AVB by Egyptian obstetricians. The link to the survey will be sent to the study participants, and the data will be collected for analysis
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Obstetricians with their primary health care facility being one of the three Tertiary centres, Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital, El Hussein University Hospital, and El Kasr Alaini Hospital
Exclusion Criteria
28 Years
60 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Ain Shams Maternity Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ahmed Mohammed Elmaraghy
Assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Principal Investigators
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Alaa S Elsewafy, M.D.,
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Faculty of Medicine - Ain Shams university
Mohamed A Haroun
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Faculty of Medicine - Modern University for Technology and Information
Ahmed M Sweidan
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Faculty of Medicine - Suez University
Central Contacts
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References
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Obstetric care consensus no. 1: safe prevention of the primary cesarean delivery. Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Mar;123(3):693-711. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000444441.04111.1d.
Becker DA, Blanchard CT, Szychowski JM, Rogers SL, Brumfield CG, Subramaniam A. Resident Operative Vaginal Delivery Volume after Educational Curriculum Implementation. Am J Perinatol. 2020 Nov;37(13):1296-1300. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1710543. Epub 2020 May 26.
Darmstadt GL, Hussein MH, Winch PJ, Haws RA, Gipson R, Santosham M. Practices of rural Egyptian birth attendants during the antenatal, intrapartum and early neonatal periods. J Health Popul Nutr. 2008 Mar;26(1):36-45.
Banerjee A, Al-Dabbach Z, Bredaki FE, Casagrandi D, Tetteh A, Greenwold N, Ivan M, Jurkovic D, David AL, Napolitano R. Reproducibility of assessment of full-dilatation Cesarean section scar in women undergoing second-trimester screening for preterm birth. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Sep;60(3):396-403. doi: 10.1002/uog.26027.
Jadoon B, Assar TM, Nucier AAAR, Raziq HEA, Abd El-Azym Saad AS, Megahed Amer W. Analysis of the caesarean section rate using the 10-Group Robson classification at Benha University Hospital, Egypt. Women Birth. 2020 Mar;33(2):e105-e110. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2019.03.009. Epub 2019 Apr 13.
Fasseeh A, ElEzbawy B, Adly W, ElShahawy R, George M, Abaza S, ElShalakani A, Kalo Z. Healthcare financing in Egypt: a systematic literature review. J Egypt Public Health Assoc. 2022 Jan 7;97(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s42506-021-00089-8.
Other Identifiers
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Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id