JMIR research protocols
Impact of a Simulation-Based Training Program on Cup Detachment During Vacuum-Assisted Vaginal Birth: Protocol for a Multicenter Quasi-Experimental Before-and-After Study
By Hernandez MRV, Tameish S, Hurtado I and 3 others.
Abstract
Background
Safe vacuum-assisted vaginal birth depends on appropriate case selection, accurate cup placement, controlled traction, recognition of technical difficulty, and timely abandonment of an unsuccessful attempt. Simulation-based education can improve procedural performance, but evidence that vacuum-specific simulation changes patient-level clinical practice remains limited.
Objective
This study aims to estimate the change in the occurrence of cup detachment (known as "pop off") following implementation of a standardized simulation-based training program for vacuum-assisted vaginal birth. Cup detachment was designated as the single primary outcome after evaluation of the preintervention cohort but before any postintervention versus preintervention comparative analysis.