Improving communication and cooperation between obstetrical professionals in the Netherlands

Improving obstetrical care by multidisciplinary team training for patient referral situations

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON26515

Enrollment

10000

Registered

2013-10-28

Start date

2013-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Perinatal morbidity and mortality / Perinatale morbiditeit en mortaliteit Maternal morbidity and mortality / Maternale morbiditeit en mortaliteit Deliveries (in particular those involving unplanned referral from primary to secondary- or tertiary care) / Bevallingen (betreffende een ongeplande overdracht van eerstelijns zorg naar tweede- of derdelijns zorg)

Interventions

Five LOCs participate in the study intervention using a stepped wedge design. The intervention is a stepwise implementation programme of the SBAR (Situation - Background - Assessment - Recommendation)

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients of five Local Obstetrical Collaboratives (LOCs) in the Netherlands; Including all antenatal and perinatal unplanned referrals by primary care midwives to clinical care in a secondary or tertiary hospital after 22 weeks of gestation and up until 2 hours postpartum

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: All antenal and perinatal unplanned patient referrals by primary care midwives to clinical care in a secondary or tertiary hospital before 22 weeks of gestation and more than 2 hours postpartum

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality rates	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Participants' view of their learning experience and satisfaction with the intervention using an evaluation questionnaire - Changes in attitudes, knowledge and skills of obstetrical professionals using the Safety Attitude Questionnaire for Teamwork and Safety Climate (SAQ) and Interprofessional Collaboration Measurement Scale (IPCMS) - Changes in behaviour by monitoring telephone conversations to study communication during referrals and a vignettes study about decision making during labour - Patient satisfaction after intrapartum referral	—

Measure

Time frame

- Participants' view of their learning experience and satisfaction with the intervention using an evaluation questionnaire - Changes in attitudes, knowledge and skills of obstetrical professionals using the Safety Attitude Questionnaire for Teamwork and Safety Climate (SAQ) and Interprofessional Collaboration Measurement Scale (IPCMS) - Changes in behaviour by monitoring telephone conversations to study communication during referrals and a vignettes study about decision making during labour - Patient satisfaction after intrapartum referral

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Contacts

Public ContactM.C. Bruijne, de

EMGO Institute - VUmc | Department of public & occupational health Office C-570| Van der Boechorststraat 7

mc.debruyne@vumc.nl+31 20 4448166

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)