Managerial thinking in neonatal care: a qualitative study of place of care decision-making for preterm babies born at 27-31 weeks gestation in England.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Preterm babies born between 27 and 31 weeks of gestation in England are usually born and cared for in either a neonatal intensive care unit or a local neonatal unit-with such units forming part of Operational Delivery Networks. As part of a national project seeking to optimise service delivery for this group of babies (OPTI-PREM), we undertook qualitative research to better understand how decisions about place of birth and care are made and operationalised.

Design

Qualitative analysis of ethnographic observation data in neonatal units and semi-structured interviews with neonatal staff.

Setting

Six neonatal units across two neonatal networks in England. Two were neonatal intensive care units and four were local neonatal units.

Participants

Clinical st

SUBMITTER: Cupit C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9237905 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature