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CONFERENCE PROCEEDING
Women's and birthing person’s experiences of a having a late term (≥41 weeks) induction of labour
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Queens University Belfast, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Belfast, United Kingdom
Eur J Midwifery 2026;10(Supplement 1):A1033
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Induction of labour (IOL) when clinically indicated is a lifesaving intervention that can improve maternal and neonatal outcomes (Jenkins and Hook 2023). IOL also exposes women to interventions and outcomes not commonly associated with the physiology of spontaneous labour (Espada-Trespalacios et al, 2021). This makes rising IOL rates a global concern. In 2021, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) updated their guideline [NG207] recommending healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies should be offered IOL ≥ 41 weeks gestation; thereby exposing more women to IOL. The evidence guiding this decision was sparse and did not explore how the update would impact women’s birth experiences, despite NICE acknowledging it as an important outcome (NICE, 2021). Furthermore, in 2024 Professor Renfrew highlighted the importance of using women’s experiences to enable safe and quality midwifery services and care in Northern Ireland especially in the context of rising IOL rates.
OBJECTIVES:
To explore the lived experiences of women and birthing persons with uncomplicated pregnancies who have had an IOL for late term (≥41 weeks) gestation under NICE guideline NG207.
METHODS:
Hermeneutic interpretive phenomenology was used to explore the in-depth experiences of women who had undergone late term IOL. Women from across Northern Ireland were invited to participate in one-to-one, face to face phenomenological interviews 8 to 52 weeks following birth. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and Crist and Tanner’s (2003) approach to interpretation and analyses in hermeneutic interpretive phenomenology was followed.
RESULTS:
Initial findings for the study will be presented at conference.
CONCLUSIONS:
Midwifery services need to consider women’s experiences when developing and updating policies and implementing change to improve the quality of maternity care provided.
KEY MESSAGE:
Understanding and informing midwifery practice by incorporating women’s experiences of IOL is vital for improved outcomes and positive change. Poster session 4 (Group B)
Induction of labour (IOL) when clinically indicated is a lifesaving intervention that can improve maternal and neonatal outcomes (Jenkins and Hook 2023). IOL also exposes women to interventions and outcomes not commonly associated with the physiology of spontaneous labour (Espada-Trespalacios et al, 2021). This makes rising IOL rates a global concern. In 2021, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) updated their guideline [NG207] recommending healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies should be offered IOL ≥ 41 weeks gestation; thereby exposing more women to IOL. The evidence guiding this decision was sparse and did not explore how the update would impact women’s birth experiences, despite NICE acknowledging it as an important outcome (NICE, 2021). Furthermore, in 2024 Professor Renfrew highlighted the importance of using women’s experiences to enable safe and quality midwifery services and care in Northern Ireland especially in the context of rising IOL rates.
OBJECTIVES:
To explore the lived experiences of women and birthing persons with uncomplicated pregnancies who have had an IOL for late term (≥41 weeks) gestation under NICE guideline NG207.
METHODS:
Hermeneutic interpretive phenomenology was used to explore the in-depth experiences of women who had undergone late term IOL. Women from across Northern Ireland were invited to participate in one-to-one, face to face phenomenological interviews 8 to 52 weeks following birth. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and Crist and Tanner’s (2003) approach to interpretation and analyses in hermeneutic interpretive phenomenology was followed.
RESULTS:
Initial findings for the study will be presented at conference.
CONCLUSIONS:
Midwifery services need to consider women’s experiences when developing and updating policies and implementing change to improve the quality of maternity care provided.
KEY MESSAGE:
Understanding and informing midwifery practice by incorporating women’s experiences of IOL is vital for improved outcomes and positive change. Poster session 4 (Group B)
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