A Care Bundle Aiming to Reduce the Risk of Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury: A Survey of Women's Experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study experiences of women who gave birth in maternity units that have implemented a 'care bundle' quality improvement initiative to reduce obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) and associated morbidity.

Design

Postnatal electronic questionnaire.

Setting

Twenty-nine maternity units across England, Scotland and Wales.

Population

Women with live vaginal births.

Methods

Descriptive statistics for quantitative results. Analysis of free-text responses informed by framework method.

Main outcome measures

Experience with components of the care bundle: information provision, manual perineal protection (MPP) and post-birth rectal examination.

Results

In this study, 1208 women completed the survey: 684 (56.6%) said they received antenata

SUBMITTER: Jurczuk M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11879911 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature