Round 2 open: Breech core outcome set (Breech-COS)

The second round of our consensus-building activity to establish a core outcome set for breech birth studies is now open. This will establish a standard set of outcomes and their definitions that ALL breech birth studies will collect, so that we can compare the results.

This consensus-building activity follows on from our systematic review, including Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) activity, Development of a core outcome set for effectiveness studies of breech birth at term (Breech-COS): A systematic review on variations in outcome reporting.

We have sent personal invitations to all previous participants but are also opening this round to new participants.

You can participate here. You are welcome to forward this post to anyone else who may be interested. The results will inform a consensus meeting discussion to take place in the spring. This will be open to the public and announced later this year.

We invite participants from the following stakeholder groups:

Service user (you or your partner has experienced a breech pregnancy)
midwife
obstetrician
neonatologist
paramedic
anaesthetist
health researchers
health service manager
healthcare commissioner
health economist
statistician
support group representative

Example of results from the first round on the outcomes of intrauterine death/stillbirth and cord clamping < 1 minute after birth.

Author: midwifeshawn

Midwife with a special interest in complex normality, especially breech. View all posts by midwifeshawn

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This feasibility and pilot work for the OptiBreech Trial was sponsored by King’s College London.

During the OptiBreech feasibility and pilot trial, Dr Shawn Walker is funded by a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR300582) for this research project. This website presents information about independent research funded by the NIHR. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. The project is supported by the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London (NIHR ARC South London) at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

OptiBreech Care Trial

IRAS Project ID: 303028, REC reference: 21/LO/0808, ISRCTN 14521381

Additional funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Impact Acceleration Account: Social Science Impact Fund: “Accelerating the impact of research to align with national guidelines, improving women’s experience of and outcomes of breech pregnancy.” (4 May 2022)