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Effects of Systematic Cervical Exam Training on Labor and Delivery Care

Who can join

All ages · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

Healthcare providers:

• physicians, midwives, and labor and delivery nurses working on the Labor and Delivery unit within the Wake Forest Baptist Birth Center

Patients:

• any pregnant women receiving care on the Labor and Delivery unit of Wake Forest Baptist Birth Center

Exclusion Criteria:

Healthcare providers:

• none

Patients:

* placenta previa
* vasa previa
* any other contraindication to cervical exam

About the study

All physicians, nurses, and nurse midwives working on Labor and Delivery will be required to complete cervical exam simulation training. Data before and after institution of the training will be compared to determine if the training leads to less cervical exams during labor and increases consistency between examiners

What is being tested

• cervical exam training (behavioral)

Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Participants: 1,125 · Started: Jul 23, 2020

Contact the study team

• Joshua F Nitsche, MD · Phone: 336.716.6893
• Devin M Fariss · Phone: 336.716.4594

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04421768

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Dystocia

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.