Acute obstetric emergencies Pregnancy and Childbirth Acute obstetric emergencies
Conditions
Interventions
Phase II exploratory trial of two aspects of the training intervention, high versus low fidelity and team training versus no team training, will be assessed within the format of a factorial 2 x 2 rand
Sponsors
United Bristol Healthcare Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All hospital and community midwives and obstetric medical staff (junior and senior) who provide care to mothers and babies are eligible to enter the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Staff who have attended addition accredited training course in the management of obstetric emergencies (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics [ALSO], Managing Obstetric Emergencies and Trauma [MOET], South West Obstetric Emergency Course) within the past 12 months will be excluded from the study, and also: 1. Staff who have taken part in the Simulation and Fire drill Evaluation study (SaFE) pilot study 2. Staff involved in the delivery of the training interventions 3. Local staff involved in assisting the research team 4. Staff currently on maternity leave or long term sick leave
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Global rating scores of individual clinical skills 2. Time taken to execute procedures 3. Number of actions, omissions and inappropriate actions | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Knowledge assessed by a multiple choice questionnaire 2. Applied delivery force in shoulder dystocia skill station 3. Communication - as assessed by a content analysis of a sub sample of skill stations 4. Global rating scores of teamwork behaviours on a sub sample of skill stations | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed