Attitudes to Postnatal Instead of Normally-Timed Cervical Screening
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Investigating the acceptability of cervical screening and self-sampling in postnatal women at 6-week postnatal check
IRAS ID
321358
Contact name
Holly Baker-Rand
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Somerset Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 6 months, 30 days
Research summary
Cervix cancer is most common in women aged 25-34 years old. There are 3200 new cervix cancer cases in the United Kingdom each year. Currently only 6 in 10 women attend their cervical screening. The screening detects the virus that puts women at high risk of developing abnormal cells on the cervix which over a long time can change to cervix cancer. If a woman is due to have her screening and has just had a baby then she has to wait until 12 weeks after she has given birth to be screened. All women have a medical review 6 weeks after having a baby.
We want to understand what women feel are the barriers to attending screening, and what would be the most acceptable type of screening and timing of this after giving birth.
REC name
South Central - Hampshire A Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/SC/0082
Date of REC Opinion
28 Feb 2023
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion