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Improving the organisation of maternal health service delivery and optimising childbirth by increasing vaginal birth after caesarean section through enhanced women-centred care (optibirth trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (isrctn10612254)
(Springer Nature, 2015-11-30)
Background: The proportion of pregnant women who have a caesarean section shows a wide variation across Europe, and concern exists that these proportions are increasing. Much of the increase in caesarean sections in recent ...
Swat-1: the effectiveness of a ‘site visit’ intervention on recruitment rates in a multi-centre randomised trial
(Springer Nature, 2015-05-10)
Background: Recruitment rates in multi-centre randomised trials often fall below target recruitment rates, causing problems for study outcomes. The Studies Within A Trial (SWAT) Programme, established by the All-Ireland ...
Clinician-centred interventions to increase vaginal birth after caesarean section (vbac): a systematic review
(Springer Nature, 2015-02-05)
Background: The number of caesarean sections (CS) is increasing globally, and repeat CS after a previous CS is a significant contributor to the overall CS rate. Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) can be seen as a real ...
Assessing the effectiveness of a ‘site visit’ on recruitment rates in a multicentre randomised trial: swat-1
(Springer Nature, 2015-11-16)
Effectiveness of prepregnancy care for women with pregestational diabetes mellitus: protocol for a systematic review of the literature and identification of a core outcomes set using a delphi survey
(Springer Nature, 2015-08-14)
Background: Women with pregnancy complicated by pregestational diabetes experience increased rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Prepregnancy care is the targeted support and additional care offered to those women who are ...
Cos-star: a reporting guideline for studies developing core outcome sets (protocol)
(Springer Nature, 2015-08-22)
Background: Core outcome sets can increase the efficiency and value of research and, as a result, there are an increasing number of studies looking to develop core outcome sets (COS). However, the credibility of a COS ...
Making randomised trials more efficient: report of the first meeting to discuss the trial forge platform
(Springer Nature, 2015-06-05)
Randomised trials are at the heart of evidence-based healthcare, but the methods and infrastructure for conducting these sometimes complex studies are largely evidence free. Trial Forge (www.trialforge.org) is an initiative ...
Interinstitutional variations in mode of birth after a previous caesarean section: a cross-sectional study in six german hospitals
(Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2015-01-01)
Aims: Regional and interinstitutional variations have been recognized in the increasing incidence of caesarean section. Modes of birth after previous caesarean section vary widely, ranging from elective repeat caesarean ...