UK Maternity Services

Risks & contraindications

Evidence quality

Where it comes from

Highlighted claims

• The study was conducted across 11 maternity units in seven NHS maternity services in England and Wales in 2024. — Facilitators and barriers to the practice of intermittent auscultation fetal monitoring in UK maternity services: a qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)
• The study included observations, informal conversations, recorded interviews, and direct observations of IA in labour. — Facilitators and barriers to the practice of intermittent auscultation fetal monitoring in UK maternity services: a qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)
• Participants included multiple maternity staff groups, including midwives, student midwives, obstetricians, and maternity support workers. — Facilitators and barriers to the practice of intermittent auscultation fetal monitoring in UK maternity services: a qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)
• IA was frequently marginalised in UK maternity services in 2024. — Facilitators and barriers to the practice of intermittent auscultation fetal monitoring in UK maternity services: a qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)
• Nearly half of UK maternity services had CQC ratings of inadequate or requires improvement in 2024. — Facilitators and barriers to the practice of intermittent auscultation fetal monitoring in UK maternity services: a qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)
• Staff in lower-rated units faced added audit, quality improvement, and reporting burdens that reduced capacity for relational midwifery-led care. — Facilitators and barriers to the practice of intermittent auscultation fetal monitoring in UK maternity services: a qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)