Browsing by Author "Healy, Patricia"
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Cerebral palsy in the West of Ireland and the application of the international criteria for the identification of acute intrapartum hypoxia: a cohort study.
Healy, Patricia (2012-05-09)Abstract Background Cerebral palsy is one of the most severe disabilities in childhood and occurs in 1-3 per 1,000 live births in Europe. This epidemiological study looked at a cohort of children with cerebral palsy to ... -
Clinicians’ views of factors of importance for improving the rate of vbac (vaginal birth after caesarean section): a study from countries with low vbac rates
Lundgren, Ingela; Healy, Patricia; Carroll, Margaret; Begley, Cecily; Matterne, Andrea; Gross, Mechthild M.; Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne; Nicoletti, Jane; Morano, Sandra; Nilsson, Christina; Lalor, Joan (Springer Nature, 2016-11-10)Background: Caesarean section (CS) rates are increasing worldwide and the most common reason is repeat CS following previous CS. For most women a vaginal birth after a previous CS (VBAC) is a safe option. However, the rate ... -
Identifying trial recruitment uncertainties using a james lind alliance priority setting partnership – the priority (prioritising recruitment in randomised trials) study
Healy, Patricia; Galvin, Sandra; Williamson, Paula R.; Treweek, Shaun; Whiting, Caroline; Maeso, Beccy; Bray, Christopher; Brocklehurst, Peter; Moloney, Mary Clarke; Douiri, Abdel; Gamble, Carrol; Gardner, Heidi R.; Mitchell, Derick; Stewart, Derek; Jordan, Joan; O’Donnell, Martin; Clarke, Mike; Pavitt, Sue H.; Guegan, Eleanor Woodford; Blatch-Jones, Amanda; Smith, Valerie; Reay, Hannah; Devane, Declan (Springer Nature, 2018-03-01)Background: Despite the problem of inadequate recruitment to randomised trials, there is little evidence to guide researchers on decisions about how people are effectively recruited to take part in trials. The PRioRiTy ... -
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)
Clarke, Mike; Savage, Gerard; Smith, Valerie; Daly, Deirdre; Devane, Declan; Gross, Mechthild M.; Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne; Healy, Patricia; Morano, Sandra; Nicoletti, Jane; Begley, Cecily (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 ... -
Labour characteristics of women achieving successful vaginal birth after caesarean section in three European countries
Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne; Clarke, Mike; Begley, Cecily; Daly, Deirdre; Healy, Patricia; Nicoletti, Jane; Devane, Declan; Morano, Sandra; Krause, Gérard; Karch, André; Savage, Gerard; Gross, Mechthild M. (Elsevier, 2019-03-19)Objective: Knowledge about labour characteristics of women achieving successful vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) might be used to improve labour and birth management. This study examined sociodemographic and ... -
Process evaluation for optibirth, a randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention designed to increase rates of vaginal birth after caesarean section
Healy, Patricia; Smith, Valerie; Savage, Gerard; Clarke, Mike; Devane, Declan; Gross, Mechthild M.; Morano, Sandra; Daly, Deirdre; Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne; Nicoletti, Jane; Sinclair, Marlene; Maguire, Rebekah; Carroll, Margaret; Begley, Cecily (Springer Nature, 2018-01-05)Background: Complex interventions encompassing several interconnecting and interacting components can be challenging to evaluate. Examining the underlying trial processes while an intervention is being tested can assist ...