The feasibility of team care for women seeking to plan a vaginal breech birth (OptiBreech 1): an observational implementation feasibility study in preparation for a pilot trial.

Breech presentation Feasibility Implementation Intrapartum care

Journal

Pilot and feasibility studies
ISSN: 2055-5784
Titre abrégé: Pilot Feasibility Stud
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101676536

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
12 May 2023
Historique:
received: 17 10 2022
accepted: 10 04 2023
medline: 13 5 2023
pubmed: 13 5 2023
entrez: 12 5 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

OptiBreech Care is a care pathway for breech presentation at term, including where chosen, physiological breech birth attended by professionals with advanced training and/or proficiency. We aimed to assess the feasibility of implementing OptiBreech team care prior to proceeding with a planned pilot randomised controlled trial. Our design was an observational implementation feasibility assessment across England and Wales, January 2021-June 2022. Our objectives were to determine whether Trusts could provide attendants with advanced training (implementation feasibility), who deliver protocol-consistent care (fidelity), within existing resources (costs), while maintaining low neonatal admission rates (safety) and adequate recruitment rates (trial feasibility). Participants included women > 37 weeks pregnant with a breech-presenting foetus, requesting support for a vaginal breech birth following standard counselling, and staff involved in the study. No randomisation occurred in this first stage of feasibility work. Thirteen National Health Service sites were recruited. A total of 82 women planned births in the study. Sites with a breech specialist midwife recruited at double the rate of sites without (0.90/month, 95% CI 0.64-1.16 vs 0.40, 95% CI 0.12-0.68). Referrals into the study came from midwives (46%), obstetricians (34%) and women themselves (20%). Vaginal births were attended by staff with OptiBreech training at 87.5% (35/40, 95% CI 0.732-0.958) and by staff who met additional proficiency criteria at 67.5% (27/40, 95% CI 0.509-0.814). Fidelity criteria were more consistently met by staff who also met proficiency criteria. There were four neonatal admissions (4.9%, 4/82), including one serious adverse outcome (1.2%, 1/82). A prospective observational cohort of OptiBreech collaborative care, which could potentially support nested or cluster randomisation, appears feasible in sites willing to establish a dedicated clinic and strategically develop further proficient members of staff, with back-up plans for supporting rapidly progressing births. Randomisation procedures remain to be feasibility tested. It is funded by the NIHR (NIHR300582).

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
OptiBreech Care is a care pathway for breech presentation at term, including where chosen, physiological breech birth attended by professionals with advanced training and/or proficiency. We aimed to assess the feasibility of implementing OptiBreech team care prior to proceeding with a planned pilot randomised controlled trial.
METHODS METHODS
Our design was an observational implementation feasibility assessment across England and Wales, January 2021-June 2022. Our objectives were to determine whether Trusts could provide attendants with advanced training (implementation feasibility), who deliver protocol-consistent care (fidelity), within existing resources (costs), while maintaining low neonatal admission rates (safety) and adequate recruitment rates (trial feasibility). Participants included women > 37 weeks pregnant with a breech-presenting foetus, requesting support for a vaginal breech birth following standard counselling, and staff involved in the study. No randomisation occurred in this first stage of feasibility work.
RESULTS RESULTS
Thirteen National Health Service sites were recruited. A total of 82 women planned births in the study. Sites with a breech specialist midwife recruited at double the rate of sites without (0.90/month, 95% CI 0.64-1.16 vs 0.40, 95% CI 0.12-0.68). Referrals into the study came from midwives (46%), obstetricians (34%) and women themselves (20%). Vaginal births were attended by staff with OptiBreech training at 87.5% (35/40, 95% CI 0.732-0.958) and by staff who met additional proficiency criteria at 67.5% (27/40, 95% CI 0.509-0.814). Fidelity criteria were more consistently met by staff who also met proficiency criteria. There were four neonatal admissions (4.9%, 4/82), including one serious adverse outcome (1.2%, 1/82).
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
A prospective observational cohort of OptiBreech collaborative care, which could potentially support nested or cluster randomisation, appears feasible in sites willing to establish a dedicated clinic and strategically develop further proficient members of staff, with back-up plans for supporting rapidly progressing births. Randomisation procedures remain to be feasibility tested. It is funded by the NIHR (NIHR300582).

Identifiants

pubmed: 37173798
doi: 10.1186/s40814-023-01299-x
pii: 10.1186/s40814-023-01299-x
pmc: PMC10175899
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

80

Subventions

Organisme : National Institute for Health and Care Research
ID : NIHR300582

Investigateurs

Avni Batish (A)
Louisa Davidson (L)
Sabrina Das (S)
Lenka Magurova (L)
George Haroun (G)
Charlotte Meates (C)
Gillian Houghton (G)
Helen Le Grys (HL)

Informations de copyright

© 2023. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Shawn Walker (S)

Department of Women & Children's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK. Shawn.Walker@kcl.ac.uk.
Women's and Children's Services, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Rd, London, SW10 9NH, UK. Shawn.Walker@kcl.ac.uk.

Emma Spillane (E)

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Galsworthy Road, Surrey, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7QB, UK.

Kate Stringer (K)

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill, RH1 5RH, UK.

Amy Meadowcroft (A)

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL1 2JH, UK.

Tisha Dasgupta (T)

Department of Women & Children's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK.

Siân M Davies (SM)

Department of Women & Children's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK.

Jane Sandall (J)

Department of Women & Children's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK.

Andrew Shennan (A)

Department of Women & Children's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK.

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