Table 6 Outcomes from free-text response content analysis -changes to IOL practice
From: Induction of labour during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey of impact on practice in the UK
Category | Sub-category | Examples from data |
|---|---|---|
Changes to IOL practice | More OP IOL offered | “Pregnant women deemed low risk are offered out patient induction. Criteria for induction changed. Softer reasons such as Social / maternal age are reviewed.” |
Changes to IOL methods and process | “We brought forward the mechanical ripening and ALL women who had Dilapan were offered home. Dilapan introduced, expectation that women will go home during Dilapan ripening.” “We are very keen to offer birth in a FMLU following OIOL but do not have enough data locally to support this until OIOL births numbers increase on our AMLUs” | |
Increased OB presence | “Initially only obstetricians trained to use balloon catheter. Midwives are now being trained to conduct balloon catheter IOL]” “Doctors still doing Dilapan. Midwives mostly doing prostaglandins. More obstetric involvement as Dilapan training not yet rolled out to midwives.” |