Postnatal care and pathways for childbirth-related perineal trauma in England: A qualitative study of healthcare professionals' experiences and perspectives on future development
This study offers a unique insight postnatal care for women following childbirth-related perineal trauma in England, revealing a complex and regionally variable landscape. Healthcare professionals highlighted the need for greater standardisation and targeted improvements in care pathways to enhance outcomes for women.
Authors
- Amy Delicate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9588-5857)
- Rebecca Man (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-7590)
- Victoria Hodgetts Morton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9817-4313)
- Sarah Hillman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3560-2074)
- R. Katie Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1247-429X)
- Laura Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4018-3855)
Institutions
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Leicester (GB)
- Royal College of Midwives (GB)
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (US)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Birmingham Women's Hospital (GB)
- Health Economics and Outcomes Research (United Kingdom) (GB)
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Women and Birth
- Published
- 2025-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102106
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00