Satisfaction with obstetric care. Patient survey in a family practice shared-call group.
OBJECTIVE
To examine patients' satisfaction with their obstetric care in a family medicine shared-call group.


METHODS
A survey was given to a convenience sample of patients who came to see their doctors over a 6-week period.


METHODS
Brameast Family Practice in Brampton, Ont, where eight doctors participate in a shared obstetrics call group with 16 other physicians, each taking call 1 day in 23 days.


METHODS
Mothers in the practice who had delivered in the previous 8 months.


METHODS
Demographic data, interventions during delivery, and satisfaction ratings.


RESULTS
Of the 70% of women who responded, 96% were delivered by a doctor other than their own. Eighty-eight percent of these women were satisfied with their medical care at delivery and 96% were satisfied with their prenatal care. Nearly 79% said they would choose this shared-call group again.


CONCLUSIONS
This pilot study demonstrated a high level of patient satisfaction with obstetric care, despite the fact that most patients were delivered by a doctor other than their own. Family practice groups sharing obstetric call offer a feasible alternative for physicians who wish to avoid the interference with lifestyle and office appointments that practising obstetrics usually entails.
Shapiro
J L
JL
Toronto Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine.
D000328:Adult; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006123:Group Practice / Q000592:standards*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000592:standards*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011247:Pregnancy; D016526:Workload