IMplementation of the Preterm Birth Surveillance PAthway: a RealisT evaluation (The IMPART Study)
Abstract Background In the UK, 7.6% of babies are born preterm, which the Department of Health aims to decrease to 6% by 2025. To advance this, NHS England released Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle Version 2 Element 5, recommending the Preterm Birth Pathway for women at risk of preterm birth. The suc...
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| description | Abstract Background In the UK, 7.6% of babies are born preterm, which the Department of Health aims to decrease to 6% by 2025. To advance this, NHS England released Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle Version 2 Element 5, recommending the Preterm Birth Pathway for women at risk of preterm birth. The success of this new pathway depends on its implementation. The IMPART (IMplementation of the Preterm Birth Surveillance PAthway: a RealisT evaluation) study aimed to research how, why, for whom, to what extent and in what contexts the prediction and prevention aspects of Preterm Birth Surveillance Pathway is implemented through a realist evaluation. Realist implementation studies are growing in popularity. Methods Initial programme theories were developed through a realist informed literature scope, interviews with developers of the NHS England guidance, and a national questionnaire of current practice. Implementation theory was utilised in developing the programme theories. Data (interviews and observations with staff and women) were undertaken in 3 case sites in England to ‘test’ the programme theories. Substantive theory was utilised during data analysis to interpret and refine the theories on how implementation could be improved. Results Three explanatory areas were developed: risk assessing and referral; the preterm birth surveillance clinic; and women centred care. Explanatory area 1 dealt with the problems in correct risk assessment and referral to a preterm clinic. Explanatory area 2 focused on how once a correct referral has been made to a preterm clinic, knowledgeable and supported clinicians can deliver a well-functioning clinic. Explanatory area 3 concentrated on how the pathway delivers appropriate care to women. Conclusions The IMPART study provides several areas where implementation could be improved. These include educating clinicians on knowledge of risk factors and the purpose of the preterm clinic, having a multidisciplinary preterm team (including a preterm midwife) with specialist preterm knowledge and skills (including transvaginal cervical scanning skills), and sites actively working with their local network. This multidisciplinary preterm team are placed to deliver continuity of care for women at high-risk of preterm birth, being attentive to their history but also ensuring they are not defined by their risk status. Trial registration ISRCTN57127874. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3ad9305dd09e431eb9751a3614fa90082024-12-01T12:28:16ZengBMCImplementation Science Communications2662-22112024-05-015111510.1186/s43058-024-00594-9IMplementation of the Preterm Birth Surveillance PAthway: a RealisT evaluation (The IMPART Study)Naomi Carlisle0Sonia Dalkin1Andrew H Shennan2Jane Sandall3Department of Women and Children’s Health, The School of Life Course & Population Sciences, King’s College LondonFaculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria UniversityDepartment of Women and Children’s Health, The School of Life Course & Population Sciences, King’s College LondonDepartment of Women and Children’s Health, The School of Life Course & Population Sciences, King’s College LondonAbstract Background In the UK, 7.6% of babies are born preterm, which the Department of Health aims to decrease to 6% by 2025. To advance this, NHS England released Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle Version 2 Element 5, recommending the Preterm Birth Pathway for women at risk of preterm birth. The success of this new pathway depends on its implementation. The IMPART (IMplementation of the Preterm Birth Surveillance PAthway: a RealisT evaluation) study aimed to research how, why, for whom, to what extent and in what contexts the prediction and prevention aspects of Preterm Birth Surveillance Pathway is implemented through a realist evaluation. Realist implementation studies are growing in popularity. Methods Initial programme theories were developed through a realist informed literature scope, interviews with developers of the NHS England guidance, and a national questionnaire of current practice. Implementation theory was utilised in developing the programme theories. Data (interviews and observations with staff and women) were undertaken in 3 case sites in England to ‘test’ the programme theories. Substantive theory was utilised during data analysis to interpret and refine the theories on how implementation could be improved. Results Three explanatory areas were developed: risk assessing and referral; the preterm birth surveillance clinic; and women centred care. Explanatory area 1 dealt with the problems in correct risk assessment and referral to a preterm clinic. Explanatory area 2 focused on how once a correct referral has been made to a preterm clinic, knowledgeable and supported clinicians can deliver a well-functioning clinic. Explanatory area 3 concentrated on how the pathway delivers appropriate care to women. Conclusions The IMPART study provides several areas where implementation could be improved. These include educating clinicians on knowledge of risk factors and the purpose of the preterm clinic, having a multidisciplinary preterm team (including a preterm midwife) with specialist preterm knowledge and skills (including transvaginal cervical scanning skills), and sites actively working with their local network. This multidisciplinary preterm team are placed to deliver continuity of care for women at high-risk of preterm birth, being attentive to their history but also ensuring they are not defined by their risk status. Trial registration ISRCTN57127874.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-024-00594-9PretermPathwayImplementationRealistEvaluation |
| spellingShingle | Naomi Carlisle Sonia Dalkin Andrew H Shennan Jane Sandall IMplementation of the Preterm Birth Surveillance PAthway: a RealisT evaluation (The IMPART Study) Implementation Science Communications Preterm Pathway Implementation Realist Evaluation |
| title | IMplementation of the Preterm Birth Surveillance PAthway: a RealisT evaluation (The IMPART Study) |
| title_full | IMplementation of the Preterm Birth Surveillance PAthway: a RealisT evaluation (The IMPART Study) |
| title_fullStr | IMplementation of the Preterm Birth Surveillance PAthway: a RealisT evaluation (The IMPART Study) |
| title_full_unstemmed | IMplementation of the Preterm Birth Surveillance PAthway: a RealisT evaluation (The IMPART Study) |
| title_short | IMplementation of the Preterm Birth Surveillance PAthway: a RealisT evaluation (The IMPART Study) |
| title_sort | implementation of the preterm birth surveillance pathway a realist evaluation the impart study |
| topic | Preterm Pathway Implementation Realist Evaluation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-024-00594-9 |
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