Publication now available in IJOA
Peer reviewed journal article available to view via the below link
We used a parental scoping exercise to guide our research alongside a mixed methods quantitative and qualitative thematic analysis of current practice and real life clinical experiences.
We learnt that:
Parents are consistent in what they consider to be high quality
communication when their baby is born poorly. People thankfully want a similar approach.
Anaesthetists already demonstrate excellent strategies for delivery of high quality communication
to their patients and families during a highly challenging period of time.
The anaesthetic team lack confidence in knowing their approach is sound and they are not trained in specific communication for this period of caregiving.
Training and resources are needed to aid the clinical team in performing consistently during these highly challenging periods of clinical care.
We hope that guidance and resources will:
Drive up confidence that as a clinical team, we are delivering optimal communication to our families.
Promote psychological safety and reduce additional trauma for both staff and families, by setting expectations for all emergency births in obstetric theatre and through a confident and calm approach to communication during and after neonatal resuscitation.
Please consider reading the publication which forms the backbone of guidance and tools created from The SuPPORT Project. Thank you!