Antepartum home-care services for high-risk women.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the scope of home-care services for pregnant women by addressing types of agencies, nursing personnel, and problems encountered.


METHODS
Descriptive study with survey questionnaire.


METHODS
A sample of urban and rural settings throughout Minnesota.


METHODS
Nine private and 38 public agencies providing antepartum home-care services.


RESULTS
Data described clients, agencies, personnel, and services.


RESULTS
Differences were reflected in the nursing skills and interventions used with high-risk pregnant women. Public agencies identified teenage pregnancy as the most frequent antepartum problem, while private agencies identified preterm labor.


CONCLUSIONS
Results suggest a need to examine the scope of antepartum home-care services.
Dineen
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School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455.
Rossi
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Lia-Hoagberg
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Keller
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D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce