Decision-making in maternity care, specifically informed choice for birth planning (e.g. large-for-gestational-age pregnancies), and optimisation of healthcare service design using forum theatre Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
This study evaluates a forum theatre informed co-production approach for designing maternity services that support patient decision-making compared with standard co-production without theatre input.
Sponsors
University of Birmingham
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adults aged =18 years able to provide informed consent. Participants will include: 1. Maternity service users with previous experience of maternity care (not currently pregnant) 2. Clinicians (e.g. midwives, doctors, or other healthcare professionals with maternity experience) 3. Service managers or stakeholders involved in maternity service design Participants must be able to engage in group discussion in English
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals unable to provide informed consent 2. Individuals currently pregnant 3. Individuals experiencing distress or vulnerability that would make participation inappropriate 4. Those unable to participate in group discussions
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Quality of service design outputs, measured using structured evaluation criteria (including number of components and inclusion of key service elements), assessed within 3 to 6 months following the workshop sessions, after transcription and thematic analysis of recorded data 2. Participant experience and perceived usefulness of the process, measured using a structured post-session questionnaire with Likert-scale responses, collected immediately after participation 3. Argumentative structure and thematic variation in discussions, measured using automated text analysis (e.g., topic modelling, argument sophistication indices), conducted after transcription of recorded sessions | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactSaba Tariq
Outcome results
None listed