Elements of organisation of integrated maternity care and their associations with outcomes: a scoping review protocol

• Published in: BMJ open 2024-01, Vol.14 (1), p.e075344-e075344
• Main Authors: Liebregts, Jolanda, Goodarzi, Bahareh, Valentijn, Pim P, Downe, Soo, Erwich, Jan Jaap, Burchell, George, Batenburg, Ronald, de Vries, Eline F, de Jonge, Ank, Verhoeven, Corine J M, Graaf, Irene de, Heemstra, Puck van, Rippen, Hester, Struijs, Jeroen, Zuidhof, Susanne, Boesveld, Inge, Kaiser, Anouk, Fransen, Mirjam, Berks, Durk, Haga, Pauline, Burzynska, Katarzyna, Vermolen, Joland, Bakker, Lucienne, Hoogsteder, Mariëtte, Peters, Lillian, Vreugdehil, Conny, Thompson, Suzanne, Sparendam-Bruijnincx, Aimée, Vries, Betty de, Struijf, Elle, Velde, Lillianne van der, Horlings, Bert, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, Roosenboom, Marc, Plaizier, Simone
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Cross-sectional studies; Delivery of Health Care; Design; Ethnicity; Family; Female; Health care expenditures; Health care policy; High income; Humans; Industrialized nations; Infant, Newborn; Integrated delivery systems; Low income groups; Machine learning; Maternal child nursing; Maternal Health Services; OBSTETRICS; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Organisation of health services; Patient-Centered Care; PERINATOLOGY; Pregnancy; Professionals; PUBLIC HEALTH; Research Design; Review Literature as Topic; Systematic Reviews as Topic
• ISSN: 2044-6055; 2044-6055
• DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075344

IntroductionIntegrated care is seen as an enabling strategy in organising healthcare to improve quality, finances, personnel and sustainability. Developments in the organisation of maternity care follow this trend. The way care is organised should support the general aims and outcomes of healthcare systems. Organisation itself consists of a variety of smaller ‘elements of organisation’. Various elements of organisation are implemented in different organisations and networks. We will examine which elements of integrated maternity care are associated with maternal and neonatal health outcomes, experiences of women and professionals, healthcare spending and care processes.Methods and analysisWe will conduct this review using the JBI methodology for scoping reviews and the reporting guideline PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for Scoping Reviews). We will undertake a systematic search in the databases PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane and PsycINFO. A machine learning tool, ASReview, will be used to select relevant papers. These papers will be analysed and classified thematically using the framework of the Rainbow Model of Integrated Care (RMIC). The Population Concept Context framework for scoping reviews will be used in which ‘Population’ is defined as elements of the organisation of integrated maternity care, ‘Context’ as high-income countries and ‘Concepts’ as outcomes stated in the objective of this review. We will include papers from 2012 onwards, in Dutch or English language, which describe both ‘how the care is organised’ (elements) and ‘outcomes’.Ethics and disseminationSince this is a scoping review of previously published summary data, ethical approval for this study is not needed. Findings will be published in a peer-reviewed international journal, discussed in a webinar and presented at (inter)national conferences and meetings of professional associations.The findings of this scoping review will give insight into the nature and effectiveness of elements of integrated care and will generate hypotheses for further research.