Key issues in delivering midwife-led care: data from telephone interviews across the UK

Marlene Sinclair; Patricia Gillen; John Gardner; Zoe Boreland; Rosemary Hood

Key issues in delivering midwife-led care: data from telephone interviews across the UK

RCM Midwives. 2002 Dec;5(12):426-8.

Authors

Marlene Sinclair¹, Patricia Gillen, John Gardner, Zoe Boreland, Rosemary Hood

Affiliation

¹ University of Ulster at Jordanstown.

PMID: 12518604

Abstract

This paper is the second in a series exploring the issues in midwife-led care. It provides details of a small-scale survey of midwife led units in England, Scotland and Wales, which was designed to obtain essential information on the process of establishing midwife-led units.

MeSH terms

Decision Making
Female
Humans
Interviews as Topic / methods
Maternal Health Services / organization & administration*
Maternal Health Services / standards*
Midwifery*
Patient Transfer
Pregnancy
Referral and Consultation
Risk Assessment
Telephone
United Kingdom