Establishing information needs and research priorities in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the local maternity setting

Evans, Kerry; Janiszewski, Helen; Evans, Catrin; Spiby, Helen

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to identify gaps in the current evidence base and to identify research priorities in the local context during the Covid-19 pandemic. This paper reports on the application and adaptation of the CHNRI methodology which follows a series of criteria setting, filtering and scoring exercises. The views of maternity care professionals, midwifery managers and leaders, women and families were continually sought throughout the project stages. We found the CHNRI methodology to be a useful framework to highlight topics with greater or smaller consensus within a relatively short time frame and with minimal burden to participants. The criteria were defined to focus on research topics where no existing or on-going studies were identified and topics likely to lead to improvements in care with relevance beyond the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 11, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Jan 21, 2021
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Mar 30, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 22, 2022
• Journal: Midwifery
• Print ISSN: 0266-6138
• Electronic ISSN: 1532-3099
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 95
• Article Number: 102922
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2021.102922
• Keywords: Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Maternity and Midwifery
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5262659
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266613821000012?via%3Dihub