Induction of labour during the COVID-19 pandemic : a national survey of impact on practice in the UK

Acknowledgements Thanks are due to the staff who completed the survey. The authors would also like to thank the CHOICE Study Team: Dr. Amarnath Bhide, Consultant Obstetrician, St George’s University Hospitals Trust; Miss Dikshyanta Rana, Research Assistant, University of Glasgow; Professor Julia Sanders, Professor of Clinical Nursing & Midwifery, Cardiff University; Miss Neelam Heera, Patient and Public Involvement Representative; Mrs. Jane Huddleston, Patient and Public Involvement Representative; Professor Fiona Denison, Reader/Honorary Consultant in Maternal and Fetal Medicine, University of Edinburgh; Professor Neena Modi, Professor of Neonatal Medicine, Imperial College London; Professor John Norrie, Professor of Medical Statistics and Trial Methodology / Director of Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit / Co-Head of Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh. Funding CHOICE is funded by the National Institute of Healthcare Research Health Technology and Assessment (NIHR HTA) NIHR 127569. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.Peer reviewedPublisher PD