General Practitioner Obstetrics Research Articles

Correction: General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford

Correction: General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford.

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford.

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford.

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford.

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford

General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford.

The standard of obstetrics care by general practitioners in Bradford was assessed by reviewing the case records of all women who in 1988 were booked for delivery under their general practitioner but subsequently required transfer to consultant care. A total of 5885 women were delivered in Bradford during 1988. Of 1289 booked under their general practitioner, 637 required transfer to consultant care. In 259 cases transfer occurred during labour; only 37 of these women were visited by their general practitioner. Many of the problems that precipitated transfer were predictable and some were considered preventable: 263 of the women transferred were considered unsuitable for booking by general practitioners. The perinatal mortality among women booked under their general practitioner was 10.1/1000 and the stillbirth rate 7.8/1000. These figures are high and suggest a need for tighter controls over the qualifications and experience of doctors participating in a fully integrated system of obstetric care.

General practitioner obstetrics.

General practitioner obstetrics.

General practitioner obstetrics

General practitioner obstetrics

General practitioner obstetrics.

General practitioner obstetrics.

Points: General practitioner obstetrics

Points: General practitioner obstetrics

General practitioner obstetrics in the Northern region in 1983.

In late 1983 a four page questionnaire on general practitioner obstetrics was sent to a 50% random sample of general practitioners in the Northern region of England; 84% responded. Half of them said that they had access to general practitioner facilities for delivery, and half of these used them. A quarter of all respondents had provided intranatal care previously but had given it up, most of them during the late 1970s. Younger general practitioners were more highly qualified in obstetrics than older ones but did not do more intranatal work. Isolated general practitioner maternity units were much more likely to be used than those that were alongside consultant units or integrated with them. Ninety per cent of respondents provided antenatal care, 77% of these at special clinics and 88% with midwives in attendance. Teamwork, however, was not well developed. Increasing general practitioner participation in obstetric care seems feasible but depends heavily on more appropriate training and intranatal facilities being provided for general practitioners in association with specialist units.

Future of general practitioner obstetrics: discussion paper.

Future of general practitioner obstetrics: discussion paper.

General practitioner obstetrics--a policy for the '80s

General practitioner obstetrics--a policy for the '80s

Points from Letters: General Practitioner Obstetrics

Points from Letters: General Practitioner Obstetrics

General Practitioner Obstetrics

General Practitioner Obstetrics