A study on maternity service user’s contribution to safety
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Speaking Up, Listening and Responding; an exploration of factors affecting women speaking up about the safety of their health in maternity care
IRAS ID
159105
Contact name
Jane Sandall
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
This research will be an exploration of the potential of maternity service users to raise safety concerns and harness an appropriate response from health care providers to give optimal outcomes in the woman’s and her infant’s health, including awareness of and ability to report signs and symptoms of a deterioration of health. The approach taken will be a qualitative approach involving narrative interviews with a semi structured component, organisational observations, and documentary analysis.
Currently there is little evidence that explores the possibility of how maternity service users can contribute to their own safety when there is an escalation of care required.
The findings will be used to provide a basis for a future pilot study regarding an effective tool for maternity service users’ to communicate with the health care providers when an escalation of care is required.REC name
London - Camberwell St Giles Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/0068
Date of REC Opinion
10 Apr 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion