Home births and antenatal care: the G.P. perspective.
138 General Practitioners (G.P.s) in an Irish regional health authority were sent a postal questionnaire on antenatal services and home births. Replies were received from 100 G.P.s. (72% response rate). Most wanted more involvement in an antenatal care (92%) and were willing to facilitate shorter hospital stays for delivery only (91%). However, only a minority were in favour of midwife deliveries (32%), combined midwife/G.P. deliveries (15%) or complete midwife antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care (15%).
Department of Public Health, North Eastern Health Board, Railway St., Navan, Co. Meath.
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O'Connell
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Keane
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D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006700:Home Childbirth; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires