If you would like more information about the Birthplace (UK) project please
go to
http://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/birthplace/
Dr Jane Sandall
Professor of Women's Health
King's College London,
Waterloo Bridge Wing,
150 Stamford Street,
LONDON, SE1 9NH
Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 3605
Fax: +44 (0)20 7848 3764
e-mail:[log in to unmask]
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/medicine/research/hscr/sandall.html
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/nursing/research/wfhg/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Deborah Davis" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 1:52 AM
Subject: Re: BirthPlace research NZ
Hi Karin, the databases that we hope to use collect data for about 34
thousand births pa. NZ total is about 56 thousand. In New Zealand 84% of
women birth in secondary/tertiary hospitals with the rest birthing in
Primary birth facilites or at home. From the databases we will select a
low risk group and I suspect that might reduce the number by at least half
or even by 60%. In many ways it serves us to have a strict definition of
"low risk". The databases are fairly comprehensive and the main outcome
measures will focus on type of birth, interventions in childbirth (including
3rd stage) and mother and baby wellbeing (inlcuding PPH, apgars, admission
to nursery or any hospital readmission, breast feeding).
Deb
Deborah Davis
Principal Lecturer
School of Midwifery
Otago Polytechnic
Private Bag 1910
Dunedin
New Zealand
ph: (03) 477 3014
fax: (03) 474 8486
>>> Karin Gottvall <[log in to unmask]> 10/16/07 3:36 AM >>>
Hi Debora, Very interesting study!!
How many births/women do you expect to be included in the study in total and
in the groups you will compare and which are your main outcome variables?
Cheers Karin
----- Original Message -----
From: Deborah Davis <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, October 15, 2007 9:47 am
Subject: Re: New Birthplace Project Manager post
To: [log in to unmask]
> Hi Jane and others on the list. In relation to research on birth
> place, I just wanted to let you know about research that is in the
> consultation stage in New Zealand. This research (also called
> BirthPlace) will compare outcomes for low risk women in the care
> of midwives, who birth at home, in primary, secondary and tertiary
> facilities.
> "Does place of birth influence select birth outcomes for women of
> low obstetric risk receiving midwifery led care? A prospective,
> cohort study".
>
>
> What is exciting about this research is that all women in the
> study will be cared for by lead maternity carer midwives working
> under a national contract so that the care package is somewhat
> homogenous. In other research literature place of birth is often
> confounded by different packages of care provided in different
> places. For example birth centre care often includes midwifery
> led, continuity of care, something that is not provided in the
> hospital based comparison group. New Zealand's model of maternity
> care offers us the opportunity to isolate the effect of place.
> This is a national study with collaborators in the north and south
> island of New Zealand.
>
> We would love to communicate with the researchers on the birth
> place project in the UK so that we could share resources, ideas
> and generally support each other.
> cheers
> Deborah
>
>
> Deborah Davis
> Principal Lecturer
> School of Midwifery
> Otago Polytechnic
> Private Bag 1910
> Dunedin
> New Zealand
>
> ph: (03) 477 3014
> fax: (03) 474 8486
> >>> [log in to unmask] 10/12/07 6:37 PM >>>
> NATIONAL PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT
>
>
>
> Project Manager-Birthplace in England Research Programme
>
>
>
> £26,666 to £32,796
>
> Applications are invited for the full time post of Project Manager
> for the
> Birthplace in England Research Programme. This new post is funded
> by the
> Department of Health for 20 months from January 2008 and is based
> in the
> National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) at the University of
> Oxford.
>
>
> Since the early 1990s Government policies on NHS maternity
> services have
> supported the principle that women should have a choice of setting
> for
> childbirth
> However, reviews of research have identified major gaps in the
> evidence
> including whether there is a difference in the rate of any good or
> bad
> outcomes for mothers or babies depending on where birth is
> planned. In 2006
> the Department of Health awarded funding to a collaborative group
> of
> co-investigators from UK universities, professional, and consumer
> bodies led
> by Professor Peter Brocklehurst (NPEU Director) to carry out the
> Birthplace
> in England Research Programme, an integrated programme of research
> studies
> on planned place of birth.
>
>
>
> As Project Manager you will be the 'first point of contact' for
> Birthplace.
> Along with strong project management skills and experience you are
> likely to
> have received PRINCE2 training or have achieved equivalent
> qualifications.
> You will have good data management skills and be experienced in
> Microsoft
> Office. You will be line manager to the Birthplace Administrator.
> Excellent
> interpersonal and communication skills are essential. This is an
> exciting
> opportunity for an experienced project manager to develop their
> experience
> and skills in this high-profile research programme.
>
>
>
> For further details, and in order to submit an application,
> candidates
> should obtain a job description from the Unit Secretary, NPEU,
> University of
> Oxford, Old Road Campus, Oxford, OX3 7LF (Tel: 01865 289700)
> quoting
> reference B2/07/005. Alternatively see our website
> www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/jobs.
> Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Thursday 25 October
> 2007.
> Interviews will be held on Tuesday 13 November 2007. For an
> informal
> discussion about the post, please contact Rona McCandlish on 01865
> 289700.
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