Research priorities for preterm birth: drawing on different perspective

Uhm, Seilin S, Oliver, Sandy, Crowe, Sally, Duley, Lelia and Shennan, Andrew (2015) Research priorities for preterm birth: drawing on different perspective. In Special Issue: Abstracts of the British Maternal & Fetal Medicine Society (BMFMS) 17th Annual Conference 2015. 23–24 April 2015, London, UK. vol. 112, Wiley-Blackwell. p. 115 . (doi:10.1111/1471-0528.13390).

Abstract

Introduction
The Preterm Birth Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) identified and prioritised research questions about preterm birth. The aim was to construct a shared research agenda that is important to service users and clinicians.

Methods
26 clinical and service users’ organisations across UK and Ireland, and 487 individual service users, 356 individual clinicians, and 129 people who described themselves as belonging to both groups, participated in face-to-face meetings and surveys. As a result, the ‘top 15 UK research priorities for preterm birth’ were identified. Subsequently we conducted a comparative analysis of topics important to these three groups, focusing on the top 40 of the 104 research topics identified.

Results
Only two research topics were considered most important (within top 10) by all three groups voting independently: general prevention of preterm birth and prevention of pre-eclampsia; and only five within top 15 (‘support for breastfeeding’, ‘specialist antenatal care for women at risk of preterm birth’, ‘prevention of infection in preterm infants’. A 1-day workshop, including people from all three groups achieved consensus about the top 15.

Conclusion
This analysis confirms the value of including different perspectives when setting research priorities and the significance of not just voting, but also employing consensus development methods.

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Author: Seilin S Uhm

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