OPTIBIRTH

"Improving the organisation of maternal health service delivery, and optimising childbirth, by increasing vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) through enhanced women-centred care"

Coordinatore	THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN    more  Organization address address: College Green - city: DUBLIN postcode: 2 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Deirdre Cognome: Savage Email: send email Telefono: +353 1 8961942 Fax: +353 1 7071633
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Ireland [IE]
Totale costo	3˙867˙444 €
EC contributo	2˙999˙263 €
Programma	FP7-HEALTH Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health
Code Call	FP7-HEALTH-2012-INNOVATION-1
Funding Scheme	CP-FP
Anno di inizio	2012
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2012-09-01   -   2016-08-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN  Organization address address: College Green - city: DUBLIN postcode: 2 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Deirdre Cognome: Savage Email: send email Telefono: +353 1 8961942 Fax: +353 1 7071633	IE (DUBLIN)	coordinator	626˙762.80
2	NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY  Organization address address: University Road - city: GALWAY contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Marie Cognome: Vahey Email: send email Telefono: +353 91 495939	IE (GALWAY)	participant	644˙461.60
3	MEDIZINISCHE HOCHSCHULE HANNOVER  Organization address address: Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1 city: HANNOVER postcode: 30625 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Frank Cognome: Dittrich Email: send email Telefono: +49 511 532 5343 Fax: +49 511 532 4253	DE (HANNOVER)	participant	592˙799.60
4	UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA  Organization address address: VIA BALBI 5 city: GENOVA postcode: 16126 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Roberto Cognome: Ravazzolo Email: send email Telefono: 390104000000 Fax: 390106000000	IT (GENOVA)	participant	514˙378.40
5	QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST  Organization address address: University Road city: BELFAST postcode: BT7 1NN contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Colleen Cognome: Spence Email: send email Telefono: +4428 9097 5183 Fax: +4428 9097 5182	UK (BELFAST)	participant	177˙416.00
6	VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL  Organization address address: PLEINLAAN 2 city: BRUSSEL postcode: 1050 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Maria Cognome: Vereeken Email: send email Telefono: +32 2 6293808 Fax: +32 2 6293640	BE (BRUSSEL)	participant	154˙275.00
7	ENTANDO SRL  Organization address address: VIALE ELMAS 142 city: CAGLIARI postcode: 9122 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Hugh Cognome: Wiseman Email: send email Telefono: 447720000000	IT (CAGLIARI)	participant	102˙750.00
8	UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER  Organization address address: CROMORE ROAD city: COLERAINE postcode: BT52 1SA contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Anne Marie Cognome: Patton Email: send email Telefono: +44 28 70124378 Fax: +44 28 70124905	UK (COLERAINE)	participant	81˙334.20
9	GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITET  Organization address address: VASAPARKEN city: GOETEBORG postcode: 405 30 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Ellen Cognome: Rydberg Email: send email Telefono: +46 31 7866470 Fax: +46 31 7864355	SE (GOETEBORG)	participant	50˙824.80
10	Nome Ente NON disponibile  Organization address address: YLIOPISTONRANTA 1 E city: Kuopio postcode: 70211 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Jaana Cognome: Backman Email: send email Telefono: +358 50 555 4446	FI (Kuopio)	participant	27˙146.00
11	STICHTING HOGESCHOOL ZUYD  Organization address address: NIEUW EYCKHOLT 300 city: HEERLEN postcode: 6419 DJ contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Marianne Cognome: Nieuwenhuijze Email: send email Telefono: 31433885411	NL (HEERLEN)	participant	27˙115.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Optimal, healthy pregnancy followed by normal birth is the ideal. Caesarean section (CS) doubles the risk of mortality and morbidity (hysterectomy, blood transfusion), and increases the risk of postnatal infection by 5, compared with vaginal birth (WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health). The European Perinatal Health Report (2008) notes “widespread concern” over rising CS rates, which vary from 15% in the Netherlands to 38% in Italy. Much of the rise is due to routine CS following previous CS, despite calls for increased vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC), which results in less mortality and morbidity and is the preferred option for the majority of women. VBAC rates in Ireland, Germany, and Italy are significantly lower (29-36%) than those in the Netherlands, Sweden, and Finland (45-55%), a difference that equates to 160,000 unnecessary CSs per annum in Europe, at an extra direct annual cost of €156m.

Using a cluster randomised trial in Ireland, Germany and Italy, with 15 clusters of 94 women, the OptiBIRTH study will attempt to increase VBAC rates from 33 to 53% through increased women-centred care and women’s involvement in their care, making savings of €2m for every 100,000 births in future. The intervention involves evidence-based education of women and clinicians, introduction of communities of practice (women and clinicians sharing knowledge), opinion leaders, audit and peer review of CSs in each site, and joint decision-making by women and clinicians.

The experienced project team developed from an ESF-funded workshop “Promoting Normality in Childbirth” and a COST Action (IS0907: Creating a Dynamic EU Framework for Optimal Maternity Care), and includes 12 partners from 8 countries representing service users, midwifery, obstetrics, epidemiology, sociology, bioethics, health economics and industry (SME). The project, through meaningful patient centred care, will influence EU health policymaking, as advocated by the European Patients’ Forum.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Caesarean section (CS) rates vary considerably throughout Europe. An EU-funded project aims to lower these rates by increasing vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC).