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Table 1 Interconnected components of the intervention

From: Process evaluation for OptiBIRTH, a randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention designed to increase rates of vaginal birth after caesarean section

Intervention components

Appointment of local clinical opinion leaders in midwifery and obstetrics

Motivationally enhanced educational materials for women, which were conveyed in two face-to-face education sessions

Information for clinicians on VBAC and repeat caesarean section provided in a 1-h information session

An OptiBIRTH website subdivided into two sections: one for women called ‘icanbirth’ and one for clinicians called ‘shecanbirth’

  1. VBAC Vaginal birth after caesarean section