NCT05175599

Hospital Waterbirth Trial to Measure Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes

Completed NA Last updated 3 April 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Water Birth in Pregnancy Related in 168 participants. Completed in 23 December 2023.

Timeline

17 January 2022

Primary endpoint
23 December 2023

23 December 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	other
Enrollment	168
Start date	17 January 2022
Primary completion	23 December 2023
Estimated completion	23 December 2023
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• Water Birth

Conditions studied

• Pregnancy Related — all drugs for Pregnancy Related →

Sponsor

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Who can join

18 and older, female only, with Pregnancy Related. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study aims to explore outcomes of waterbirth in comparison to conventional land birth for low-risk healthy women and neonates in a hospital setting in Milwaukee, WI. This study hypothesizes that women who labor and birth in water will use less pain medication, have a shorter labor, will be more likely to initiate breastfeeding prior to discharge, will not experience more negative outcomes, and will experience greater satisfaction than women who labor and birth on land.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Hospital waterbirth for low-risk birthing people: findings of a randomized controlled trial.
   Malloy E, Kram JJF, Adefisoye JO, Forgie M, et al · · 2025 · PMID 41631180 · DOI 10.1016/j.xagr.2025.100558