Randomized controlled trial of elevation of the fetal head with a fetal pillow during cesarean delivery at full cervical dilatation.

Objective: To evaluate whether use of the Fetal Pillow (Safe Obstetric Systems, Shenfield, UK) affects maternal and fetal morbidity in cesarean delivery at full cervical dilatation.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted at two teaching hospitals in West Bengal, India, between April 1, 2013, and March 31, 2014. Women undergoing cesarean delivery at full dilatation were enrolled and randomly assigned with computer-generated random numbers (block size 10) to undergo delivery with or without the Fetal Pillow.