nderstanding how, why, for whom, to what extent and in what contexts the Preterm Birth Surveillance Pathway is successfully (and unsuccessfully) implemented in England through a realist evaluatio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Preterm birth; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN57127874
• Lead Sponsor: King's College London

Brief Summary

2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35351735/ (added 15/09/2023) 2024 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38773632/ (added 22/05/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-07-22
• Study Completion: 2024-03-01
• Last Update Posted: 12 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 126

Inclusion Criteria

1. Staff: involved in the preterm birth pathway as staff
2. Women: involved in the preterm birth pathway as service users
3. Routine electronic hospital data and admin activity data: all service users at that hospital, collected for a period (e.g. 1 year) before preterm birth pathway implementation, and for a period (e.g. 1 year) after preterm birth pathway implementation

Exclusion Criteria

1. Staff interviews: not involved in the preterm birth pathway as staff (either clinical or non-clinical), are under 18 years old, and not English speaking
2. Women interviews: not involved in the preterm birth pathway as service users, are under 18 years old, and not English speaking
3. Observations: not involved in the preterm birth pathway as service users or staff, or are under 18 years old
4. Anonymized routine electronic hospital data and admin activity data: women who have specifically requested to opt out of the study after seeing the posters in antenatal clinical areas

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified