Organisation of Early Pregnancy Units and its effects on quality of care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pregnancy and Childbirth; Early pregnancy

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10728897
• Lead Sponsor: niversity College London (UK)

Brief Summary

2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33296159/ (added 26/01/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-07-05
• Study Completion: 2019-01-15
• Last Update Posted: 8 February 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 6606

Inclusion Criteria

Prospective observational cohort study (primary):
Pregnant women (16 years of age and over) attending Early Pregnancy Assessment Units because of suspected early pregnancy complications.

Health economic evaluation, patient satisfaction survey and qualitative interviews with service users:
Pregnant women (16 years of age and over) attending Early Pregnancy Assessment Units because of suspected early pregnancy complications who agree to sign a written consent to participate.

Hospital emergency care audit:
All women attending hospital emergency service because of early pregnancy complications over a period of three months.

Staff survey:
All members of staff directly involved in providing early pregnancy care.

Exclusion Criteria

Health economic evaluation, patient satisfaction survey and qualitative study:
Women who are haemodynamically unstable, in severe pain and those who refuse consent to participate in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Emergency hospital admissions as a proportion of women attending Early Pregnancy Units