CORDIS Project

Improving the organisation of maternal health service delivery, and optimising childbirth, by increasing vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) through enhanced women-centred care

OPTIBIRTH·305208·FP7

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Funding data

Programme: FP7
Participants: 4
Start - End: 01/09/2012 — 28/02/2017
Status: CLOSED

Summary

The OptiBIRTH project aims to increase the rate of vaginal births after cesarean section in several European countries. It promotes women-centered care and shared decision-making to reduce unnecessary cesarean deliveries and improve maternal health outcomes.

Objective

Optimal, healthy pregnancy followed by normal birth is the ideal.

Caesarean section (CS) doubles the risk of mortality and morbidity (hysterectomy, blood transfusion), and increases the risk of postnatal infection by 5, compared with vaginal birth (WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health).

The European Perinatal Health Report (2008) notes “widespread concern” over rising CS rates, which vary from 15% in the Netherlands to 38% in Italy.

Much of the rise is due to routine CS following p…

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Coordinator

TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN

THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN

Country: Ireland, Dublin
Organization type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No

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UGOT - GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITET/UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG
Sweden, Goeteborg
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
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ZUYD
Netherlands, Heerlen
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
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UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND (UEF)
Finland, KUOPIO
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
participant
Ulster
United Kingdom, Coleraine
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
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CORDIS call / funding scheme

Call: —
Sub call: FP7-HEALTH-2012-INNOVATION-1
Funding scheme: CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project
Domain note: This block describes the CORDIS project call context. Live open opportunities are managed in the Funding & Tenders domain.

Topic

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HEALTH.2012.3.2-1

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Health & Biotech