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Table 6 Fidelity criteria

From: The feasibility of team care for women seeking to plan a vaginal breech birth (OptiBreech 1): an observational implementation feasibility study in preparation for a pilot trial

 

Attendant with OptiBreech training

None present with OptiBreech training

Attendant who met proficiency criteria

No one present meeting proficiency criteria

Total sample

n (%)

Maternal birth position

 Upright

28 (80)

2 (50)

22 (81.5)

8 (66.7)

30 (76.9)

 Supine

7 (20)

2 (50)

5 (18.5)

4 (33.3)

9 (23.0)

Encouraged movement & effort

 None required

6 (17.1)

1 (25.0)

5 (18.5)

2 (16.7)

7 (17.9)

 Yes

25 (71.4)

2 (50.0)

21 (77.8)

6 (50.0)

27 (67.5)

 No

4 (11.4)

1 (25.0)

1 (3.7)

4 (33.3)

5 (12.5)

 < 5-min pelvis to birth

 Yes

31 (88.6)

3 (75.0)

24 (88.9)

10 (83.3)

34 (87.2)

 No

4 (11.4)

1 (25.0)

3 (11.1)

2 (16.7)

5 (12.8)

Total

35/39 (89.7)

4/39 (10.2)

27/39 (69.2)

12/39 (30.7)

39a

  1. aOne birth before arrival/unassisted birth excluded. Where encouragement of movement and effort was not required, it meant that the birth occurred spontaneously, without direction from the attendant and without hands-on assistance