Implementation of national antenatal hypertension guidelines: a multicentre multiple methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the implementation of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence antenatal hypertension guidelines, to identify strategies to reduce incidences of severe hypertension and associated maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality in pregnant women with chronic hypertension.

Methods

We used a multiple method multisite approach to establish implementation of guidelines and the associated barriers and facilitators. We used a national survey of healthcare professionals (n=97), case notes review (n=55) and structured observations (n=42) to assess implementation. The barriers and facilitators to implementation were identified from semistructured qualitative interviews with healthcare professionals (n=13) and pregnant women (n=18) using inductive themati

SUBMITTER: Whybrow R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7590365 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature