THISTLE: trial of hands-on Interprofessional simulation training for local emergencies: a research protocol for a stepped-wedge clustered randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Erik Lenguerrand (Author), Catherine Winter (Author), Karen Innes (Author), Graeme MacLennan (Author), Dimitrios Siassakos (Author), Pauline Lynch (Author), Alan Cameron (Author), Joanna Crofts (Author), Alison McDonald (Author), Kirsty McCormack (Author), Mark Forrest (Author), John Norrie (Author), Siladitya Bhattacharya (Author), Tim Draycott (Author), On behalf of the Thistle group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Many adverse pregnancy outcomes in the UK could be prevented with better intrapartum care. Training for intrapartum emergencies has been widely recommended but there are conflicting data about their effectiveness. Observational studies have shown sustained local improvements in p...