Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services
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Prioritisation of research questions about maternal birth injuries
Prioritisation of Scientific Evidence Gaps using the James Lind Alliance Method
Which research questions about maternal birth-related injuries should be given priority, in the opinion of women who have suffered childbirth-related injuries and healthcare personnel working in this field? SBU was commissioned by the government to facilitate prioritisation of questions within this field. Women with birth-related injuries and healthcare personnel were invited to collaborate in prioritising relevant research questions.
The aim of the report is to stimulate relevant research and well-conducted studies into questions which are regarded as of particularly high priority. This can apply both to research in the form of individual new studies, so-called primary research, and in the form of systematic reviews, in which the results of all studies within a specific field are critically appraised and summarized. The main target groups for the report are researchers, the bodies which fund research and authorities and organisations which compile research findings.
The project group and external reviewers
The project groups comprised a total of 64 people (14 in each working group) representing healthcare personnel (midwives, doctors, physiotherapists, urotherapists, registered nurses) and women who had experienced birth-related injuries during delivery. The participants in the various working groups are listed in the full report in Swedish Chapter 7
Project leaders from SBU: Karin Rydin (project leader), Maria Ahlberg (project administrator), Sara Fundell (project administrator), Christel Hellberg (project leader), Marie Österberg (project leader).
External reviewers: Gunilla Tegerstedt, Senior Medical Officer, Med dr, and Frida Trönnberg, patient expert.