POPPIE: Pilot study Of midwifery Practice in

Preterm birth Including women’s Experiences

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Trial Recruitment

More than 80% of eligible women approached have consented trial participation, and a total of 65 women have been randomised! Well done! A big THANK YOU to the POPPIE team, doctors, midwives, sonographers, maternity support workers, phlebotomists, and clerical team for your continuous support at the antenatal clinic. We are also thankful to many community midwives who keep referring to the team many eligible women!

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Keep updated with all POPPIE News in the main website: https://www.medscinet.net/poppie/

POPPIE Card Details Don't forget to ask Mary and the team for a POPPIE card: team members, contacts, trial inclusion and exclusion criteria, and how to refer eligible women!

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POPPIE - July 2017 Newsletter Continuity of midwifery care for women at risk of preterm birth

ISSUE 2 31 JULY 2017

University Hospital Lewisham

Lewisham CCG and Council

NIHR CLAHRC South London

King's College London

National Institute for Health Research

Recruitment:

65Top

recruiter of the month: Xim

Supported by

POPPIE Launch Feedback

We would also like to THANK EVERYONE who attended the POPPIE launch seminar in June. It has been inspiring to see partnership in action with a common goal: improve the care of women, babies and families in Lewisham.

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ISSUE 2 31 JULY 2017

"I was delighted to present and show the CCG’s support for the exciting partnership work. I was moved to hear a woman's experience of a preterm birth and how POPPIE research into continuity of carer is expected to make a real difference to local high risk women of pre-term birth and impact on them as well as outcomes for their babies. I look forward to hearing about progress on the research as its applied locally and seeing further evidence being added to support decisions locally and across the whole NHS"

Martin Wilkinson, Chief Officer of Lewisham CCG

"Amazing things begin with a conversation! It was over 2 years ago when I first approached Professor Jane Sandall about whether there were any collaborative opportunities to look at how we might find ways of reducing pre-term birth in Lewisham. 2+ years later-the launch, such an exciting day-big thanks to everyone that has made this happen and in particular to Sadbh LeDonne, mother of a pre-term baby who spoke at the launch and crystalised what it means for babies and their families when they are born very early"

Pauline Cross, Consultant Midwife Public Health, London Borough Lewisham

"I'm really happy to be able to contribute in some very small way to such an important project. I didn't fully appreciate

what POPPIE was until I came along last week. I'm most pleasantly surprised. Such a positive move forward and

tackling a very big and expensive problem of premature births in a very sensible and forward thinking way. I feel privileged

to have been at the launch. Thank you all".

Sadbh LeDonne, MVP Group

"The POPPIE launch was a fantastic achievement for L&G NHS Trust. It has taken a lot of work between a variety of partners to get where we are and I am very proud of the team, their dedication and their passion. We all know that continuity of care is important for women and midwives. I am very much looking forward to learning women’s and midwives experiences, alongside the clinical outcomes, of this research project"

Giuseppe Labriola, Head of Midwifery, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.

"We are thrilled to be working with such a brilliant team locally and across London who have so generously shared their research knowledge and skills in the development and set up of this study. LGT have had little opportunity to take part in Midwifery research previously , this is such an important study for babies, women and midwives".

Jackie Moulla, PI and Consultant Midwife, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.

"It has been great!."

Helen Knower, Director of Midwifery, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.

POPPIE Launch Feedback

We would also like to THANK EVERYONE who attended the POPPIE launch seminar in June. It has been inspiring to see partnership in action with a common goal: improve the care of women, babies and families in Lewisham.

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ISSUE 1 17 JULY 2017

"I was delighted to present and show the CCG’s support for the exciting partnership work. I was moved to hear a woman's experience of a preterm birth and how POPPIE research into continuity of carer is expected to make a real difference to local high risk women of pre-term birth and impact on them as well as outcomes for their babies. I look forward to hearing about progress on the research as its applied locally and seeing further evidence being added to support decisions locally and across the whole NHS"

Martin Wilkinson, Chief Officer of Lewisham CCG

"Amazing things begin with a conversation! It was over 2 years ago when I first approached Professor Jane Sandall about whether there were any collaborative opportunities to look at how we might find ways of reducing pre-term birth in Lewisham. 2+ years later-the launch, such an exciting day-big thanks to everyone that has made this happen and in particular to Sadbh LeDonne, mother of a pre-term baby who spoke at the launch and crystalised what it means for babies and their families when they are born very early"

Pauline Cross, Consultant Midwife Public Health, London Borough Lewisham

"It was very exciting to attend the launch of the POPPIE trial.

There was extensive support from the local team at Lewisham, including senior and health management staff. I believe this is such an opportunity to help a group of women in an area previously neglected"

Andy Shennan, Professor of Obstetrics, King's College London

"We need a commitment to make continuity of midwifery care work. It is so important, specially for more vulnerable women…"

Donal O’Sullivan,, King's College London

"Such a positive move forward and tackling a very big and expensive problem of premature births in a very sensible and forward thinking way. I feel privileged to have been at the launch"

Sadbh LeDonne, PPI Group

"The CCG is proud to be part of this exciting collaboration, which is an example of true partnership working. We have high hopes for the learning that will be generated from the trial in terms of improving support for women at risk of pre-term birth, as well as for other women accessing the maternity service. "

Charly Williams, Children and Young People’s Commissioner, London Borough of Lewisham

"The POPPIE launch was a fantastic achievement for L&G NHS Trust. It has taken a lot of work between a variety of partners to get where we are and I am very proud of the team, their dedication and their passion. We all know that continuity of care is important for women and midwives. I am very much looking forward to learning women’s and midwives experiences, alongside the clinical outcomes, of this research project"

Giuseppe Labriola, Head of Midwifery, Lewisham University Hospital

"Since the beginning I have always known how important is the POPPIE project.. I love my women calling me by my name before stepping in their houses.."

Manuela Pagliaro, POPPIE Midwife

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"It was very exciting to attend the launch of the POPPIE trial. There was extensive

support from the local team at Lewisham, including senior and health management staff. I believe this is such an opportunity to help a group of women in an area previously neglected"

Andy Shennan, Professor of Obstetrics, King's College London

"The CCG is proud to be part of this exciting collaboration, which is an example of true partnership working. We have high hopes for the learning that will be generated from the trial in terms of improving support for women at risk of pre-term birth, as well as for other women accessing the maternity service. "

Charly Williams, Children and Young People’s Commissioner, London Borough of Lewisham

ISSUE 2 31 JULY 2017

"We need a commitment to make continuity of midwifery care work. It is so important, specially for more vulnerable women…"

Donal O’Sullivan, Former Consultant in Public Health Medicine London Borough of Lewisham

"Since the beginning I have always known how important is the POPPIE project.. I love my women calling me by my name before stepping in their houses.."

Manuela Pagliaro, POPPIE Midwife, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.

"It was an emotional day to be launching the POPPIE trial after months of hard work involved in setting up a caseloading team and developing a continuity of care model for women at increased risk of preterm birth. It felt so exciting to be finally recruiting women."

Mary Bollard, POPPIE Project/Team leader, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.