How do midwives facilitate women to give birth during physiological second stage of labour? A protocol for a systematic review

Verhoeven, Corine J.; Spence, Dale; Nyman, Viola; Otten, René H. J.; Healy, Maria

Abstract

Background
Midwives’ practices during the second stage of labour vary nationally and internationally. We aim to retrieve evidence that supports high-quality intrapartum care by conducting a systematic review of the literature.

Methods
Electronic bibliographic databases including PubMed, EMBASE.com, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PsycINFO, Maternity and Infant Care Database (through MIDIRS), and The Cochrane Library will be searched to identify studies that meet the inclusion criteria. No language or publication date constraints will be applied. Articles that pass the two-stage screening process will then be assessed for risk of bias and have their reference lists hand searched.

Discussion
A midwife’s practice can be influenced by education and cultural practices but ultimately it should be informed by up-to-date research evidence. By analysing and synthesising the results of the studies, this systematic review will provide valuable insight into high-quality evidence-based midwifery care, which can inform practice, education and future research.

Citation

Verhoeven, C. J., Spence, D., Nyman, V., Otten, R. H. J., & Healy, M. (2019). How do midwives facilitate women to give birth during physiological second stage of labour? A protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 8, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-018-0916-1

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 9, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Jan 3, 2019
• Publication Date: Jan 3, 2019
• Deposit Date: Mar 23, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 23, 2023
• Journal: Systematic Reviews
• Electronic ISSN: 2046-4053
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Article Number: 1
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-018-0916-1
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4176469
• Publisher URL: https://systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13643-018-0916-1
• Additional Information: Received: 18 August 2018; Accepted: 9 December 2018; First Online: 3 January 2019; : This is a protocol for a systematic review which utilises published data, and as such, ethical approval is not required for this study. Wide dissemination of the findings of this study will be undertaken via peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.; : Not applicable.; : The authors declare that they have no competing interests.; : Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.