Prospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Dec 26, 2021; 9(36): 11330-11337
Published online Dec 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i36.11330
Birthing ball on promoting cervical ripening and its influence on the labor process and the neonatal blood gas index
Hai-Chuan Shen, Huan Wang, Bo Sun, Lan-Zhi Jiang, Qian Meng
Hai-Chuan Shen, Huan Wang, Bo Sun, Lan-Zhi Jiang, Qian Meng, Obstetrical Department, Lianyungang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Lianyungang 222000, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Shen HC and Wang H design the experiment; Sun B drafted the work, Jiang LZ, Meng Q, and Shen HC collected the data; Shen HC and Wang H analysed and interpreted data; Shen HC and Meng Q wrote the article.
Supported by Science and Technology Project of Municipal Health Commission of Lianyungang, No. QN202010.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Lianyungang Maternal and Child Health Hospital Ethics Committee.
Clinical trial registration statement: This study is registered at Clinical Hospital centerSestre Milosrdnice Trial registry. The registration identification number is LYG-MEP2021005.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
CONSORT 2010 statement: The manuscript was checked and revised according to the CONSORT 2010.
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Corresponding author: Qian Meng, PhD, Chief Physician, Obstetrical Department, Lianyungang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, No. 669 Qindongmen Street, Haizhou District, Lianyungang 222000, Jiangsu Province, China. lygmq6326@163.com
Received: August 18, 2021
Peer-review started: August 18, 2021
First decision: September 29, 2021
Revised: October 14, 2021
Accepted: November 18, 2021
Article in press: November 18, 2021
Published online: December 26, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: Through a group of prospective studies that divided 22 parturient into delivery ball group (delivery ball combined with COOK balloon induction) and routine group (induction with COOK balloon alone), it was confirmed that the use of midwifery ball combined with COOK balloon to induce labor promotes the cervix mature, shorten the delivery time, and improve the Apgar score of newborns have a good effect.