Implementation of guidelines about women with previous cesarean section through educational/motivational interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the effect of a quality improvement project with an educational/motivational intervention in northern Italy on the implementation of the trial of labor after cesarean section (CS).

Method

A pre-post study design was used. Every birth center (n = 23) of the Emilia-Romagna region was included. Gynecologist opinion leaders were first trained about Italian CS recommendations. Barriers to implementation were discussed and shared. Educational/motivational interventions were implemented. Data of multipara with previous CS, with a single, cephalic pregnancy at term, were collected during two periods, before (2012-2014) and after (2017-2019) the intervention (2015-2016). The primary outcome was the rate of vaginal birth after CS (VBAC) and perinatal outcomes.

SUBMITTER: Monari F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9790249 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature