Home births and antenatal care: the G.P. perspective

O'Connell, T.; Howell, F.; Corcoran, R.; Keane, U.; O'Keefe, B.

Irish Medical Journal 91(5): 174-175

1998


ISSN/ISBN: 0332-3102
PMID: 10048984
Document Number: 487594
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%).

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