Recruiting Midwifes in Denmark for SAFE-HIP Project

Here is what Tim Nielsen, new PhD-student of our research group, has to say about SAFE-HIP project:

“I’m proudly recruited as family member of SAFE-HIP and Interdisciplinary Orthopaedics Orthopaedics and excited that Ole Rahbek, Søren Kold, Hans-Christen Husum and Rikke Damkjær Maimburg have trustfully appointed me the responsibility for the SAFE-HIP project and its progression.
I’m eager to continue the tireless work of theirs and continue our effort of improving the Danish hip dysplasia screening.

The fact that late DDH can be almost eradicated given a proper screening program is super motivating to me… a solid DDH screening program just help children start life better and easier, and then there’s one less thing to worry about.

SAFE-HIP is a simple, fast, easy-to-learn ultrasound screening for infant hip dysplasia. For the interested we are utilizing the pubo-femoral distance, described by Couture/Treguier 2011/2013.
Our controlled trial shows that SAFE-HIP has a 60% increased detection rate for hip dysplasia and referrals for diagnostic Graf-ultrasound are reduced by 35% compared to existing screening. What’s not to like? (published study: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2025.104459)

AND WE ARE RECRUITING!
We need (almost) an armada of midwifes to screen babies in our effectiveness study. We have shown that SAFE-HIP works in controlled settings, now we need to evaluate the real-life estimates.
SAFE-HIP is a collaborative project relying on maternity wards, dept. of radiology, dept. of children's orthopaedics and the research group behind the project. Central is the maternity wards; you’re having all them little fellas in your hands, whom we wish to offer a better screening of hip dysplasia.

Together with Rikke Damkjær Maimburg we are touring maternity ward Denmark to tell you about our project and the opportunity to participate. Don't hesitate to reach out to us, share this post, or forward to someone you know.”

Contact: tim.nielsen@rn.dk