Identifying the Barriers to Universal Cervical Length Screening for Preterm Birth Prevention at a Tertiary Hospital in Thailand (Physician Perspectives): Implementation Research.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify physicians' views on the barriers to measuring cervical length for preventing preterm deliveries.

Materials and methods

This prospective, descriptive implementation study had three phases. In Phase I, 20 physicians were interviewed. Phase II comprised questionnaire development and data validation. The questionnaire was distributed to 120 Phase III participants.

Results and discussion

All 120 participants responded. In 44 cases, the physicians received support from their local Maternal and Child Health Boards for preterm-birth-prevention programs; the other 76 physicians did not. The doctors tended to believe that cervical length screening plays no role in preventing preterm births (4/44 (9.1%) and 24/76 (31.6%); OR, 4.615; 95% CI, 1.482-14.373; <

SUBMITTER: Chawanpaiboon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10093914 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature