Antenatal detection of large-for-gestational-age fetuses following implementation of the Growth Assessment Protocol: secondary analysis of a randomised control trial

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Evaluation of the Growth Assessment Protocol (GAP) for antenatal detection of small for gestational age: The DESiGN cluster randomised trial

Matias Vieira et al.

Summary: This study found no effect of GAP on antenatal detection of SGA compared to standard care. Randomised control trials are needed to further investigate the effectiveness of this strategy.

PLOS MEDICINE (2022)

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Article Health Care Sciences & Services

Effect of the Growth Assessment Protocol on the DEtection of Small for GestatioNal age fetus: process evaluation from the DESiGN cluster randomised trial

Sophie Relph et al.

Summary: This article evaluates the implementation process of the Growth Assessment Protocol (GAP) intervention. The study finds that GAP is generally acceptable to healthcare professionals but faces feasibility issues. The fidelity and dose of implementation vary among clinical sites, and leadership and resources are important factors in successful implementation of clinical service changes.

IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE (2022)

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Article Obstetrics & Gynecology

Comparison of estimated fetal weight percentiles near term for predicting extremes of birthweight percentile

Ulla Sovio et al.

Summary: The study compared the ability of estimated fetal weight percentiles calculated using the Hadlock method and the INTERGROWTH-21st method to predict extremes of birthweight percentile, concluding that the Hadlock method was more effective in screening for these extremes.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY (2021)

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Article Obstetrics & Gynecology

Detection of small for gestational age babies and perinatal outcomes following implementation of the Growth Assessment Protocol at a New Zealand tertiary facility: An observational intervention study

F. Joyce Cowan et al.

Summary: The introduction of Perinatal Institute's Growth Assessment Protocol (GAP) in the Counties Manukau Health region of South Auckland, New Zealand, was associated with a nearly five-fold increase in the antenatal detection of small for gestational age (SGA) fetuses without increasing obstetric interventions for SGA.

AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY (2021)

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Article Medicine, Research & Experimental

Using electronic patient records to assess the effect of a complex antenatal intervention in a cluster randomised controlled trial-data management experience from the DESiGN Trial team

Sophie Relph et al.

Summary: This paper outlines the considerations for data collection and management in a maternity and perinatal clinical trial using electronic patient records, using the DESiGN Trial as a case study. The data collected included information on maternal/perinatal characteristics and outcomes from various electronic record systems, with a focus on data quality and management challenges.

TRIALS (2021)

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Article Obstetrics & Gynecology