Delay in the induction of labour process: a retrospective cohort study and computer simulation of maternity unit workload.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Delay in the induction of labour (IOL) process is associated with poor patient experience and adverse perinatal outcome. Our objective was to identify factors associated with delay in the IOL process and develop interventions to reduce delay.

Design and settings

We performed a retrospective cohort study of maternity unit workload in a large UK district general hospital. Electronic hospital records were used to quantify delay in the IOL process and linear regression analysis was performed to assess significant associations between delay and potential causative factors. A novel computer maternity unit simulation model, MUMSIM (Maternity Unit Management SIMulation), was developed using real-world data and interventions were tested to identify those associated with a

SUBMITTER: Robertson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8424876 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature