Multicenter Usability Evaluation and Co-Development of a Digital Decision-Support Tool for Labor Triage: Mixed Methods Study
Mariana Tome, Xavier Laurent, Kristiyan Georgiev, John Tolladay, Sarah Collins, Deborah Hedgecott, Lyuba V Bozhilova, Jane E Hirst, Lawrence Impey, Antoniya Georgieva, Andre Kushniruk · 2026
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Mariana Tome and colleagues evaluate, in 2026, a digital helper for labour triage named Fit4Labour across three British hospitals. The tool blends fetal heart traces with mother and baby risk factors into a personal risk score. Midwives and doctors first shaped it at Oxford, then tested the locked form at two more trusts. Sessions used set cases, ease scores, and group talks.
Twenty-six staff took part across the phases. Ease scores hit the top band at every site, with the locked form scoring highest overall. Task times were like across the two test sites. The authors say co-design kept the tool usable in unlike wards. Wider rollout still needs care on workflow fit.
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| CREATOR | Mariana Tome, Xavier Laurent, Kristiyan Georgiev, John Tolladay, Sarah Collins, Deborah Hedgecott, Lyuba V Bozhilova, Jane E Hirst, Lawrence Impey, Antoniya Georgieva, Andre Kushniruk |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 62921 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |