How are hospitals in England caring for women at risk of preterm birth in 2021? The influence of national guidance on preterm birth care in England: a national questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

National guidance (Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle Version 2 (SBLCBv2) Element 5) was published in 2019, with the aim to standardise preterm care in England. We plan to identify how many preterm birth surveillance clinics there are in England, and to define current national management in caring for women who are both asymptomatic and high-risk of preterm birth, and who arrive symptomatically in threatened preterm labour, to assist preterm management both nationally and internationally.

Methods

An online survey comprising of 27 questions was sent to all maternity units in England between February 2021 to July 2021.

Results

Data was obtained from 96 units. Quantitative analysis and free text analysis was then undertaken. We identified 78 preterm birth surveil

SUBMITTER: Carlisle N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9854090 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature