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MNVP Induction of labour survey 2025

MNVP County Durham & Darlington Induction of labour survey

Please fill in this survey if you've had a baby in County Durham and Darlington in the last 3 years and your labour was induced. It will only take a few minutes and is designed to find out about experience and choices around induction of labour. The feedback will help maternity staff understand what parents need to know about induction of labour and how they receive information. Many thanks for your time
1.When did you have your baby?
2.Where did you have your baby?
3.How many weeks were you when you had your labour induced?
4.Did you have your induction care in more than one hospital?
5.Did you have any information about induction of labour before you had your baby?
6.Did you receive a full explanation of why you were offered induction of labour?
7.Were you offered any of these options for induction of labour?
8.Did you feel you made an informed decision about having an induction of labour?
9.During your induction of labour did you feel fully informed about consenting to a vaginal examination? (please tick all that apply)
10.Did you know Induction of labour can impact on birth preferences?
11.Did your induction of labour result in a different birth experience than the one you hoped for?
12.Were the risks of Induction of Labour explained in a way that you could understand?
13.Did you feel informed about what would happen in the induction process?
14.Were you given time to discuss with your birth partner / companion before you made a decision to have an induction of labour?
15.Before agreeing to an induction did you know you can choose to do any of the following? (please tick all that apply)
16.Were you encouraged to look at other information sources to find out more about induction of labour?
17.Which are your preferred information sources about induction of labour? (please select all that apply)
18.Did you have a companion of your choice alongside you during your induction of labour?
19.Were you admitted to hospital for your induction of labour at the planned time?
20.After being admitted to the ward, how long did you wait for the induction process to start?
21.After the induction began how long did it take before you moved to the labour ward to have your waters broken?
22.If your waters had broken for more than 24 hours and labour had not yet started, if you agreed to induction of labour, how long did it take before you were admitted to hospital? (please tick all that apply)
23.How well were any pain relief methods met during your induction of labour?
24.Was your baby admitted to Neonatal Unit / Special Care Unit?
25.Did your care during induction feel personalised to your needs?
26.Did you feel supported in your infant feeding choices after birth?
27.Did you feel your induction experience had an emotional impact on you?
28.Did the staff offer you a debrief (a chance to talk through your birth experience) following induction of labour?
29.What could have been done to improve your induction experience?
30.What is your ethnicity?
31.What is your age range?
32.What is the first half of your postcode? (optional)
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