The use of maternity statistics at a local level

Kenney, Natalie; Macfarlane, Alison; Dobson, Pam

doi:10.12968/bjom.1999.7.1.8404

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“…Data about maternity care are needed at all levels of the NHS to monitor the health of women and their babies and the services provided 3 4. These data are also required to audit, monitor, and evaluate changes in the provision of care 5.…”

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Identifying problems with data collection at a local level: survey of NHS maternity units in England

Kenney

Macfarlane

1999

BMJ

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Objectives To document the extent to which maternity data are collected and how they are recorded, and to identify problems that may affect their availability throughout the NHS. Methods Postal survey in September 1997 with structured questionnaires. Setting 207 NHS trusts with maternity units in England. Participants Heads of midwifery in maternity units. Main outcome measures Extent to which maternity data were routinely recorded, how they were recorded and evaluated, and to whom they were made available. Results 167 (81%) of questionnaires were returned, representing 166 trusts. Of these trusts, 165 collected ≥ 17 of the 19 data items in HES maternity tail, and 158 collected ≥ 40 of the 45 items selected from Körner dataset. Only 18 collected all five items selected from the "indicators of success," and 17 did

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Identifying problems with data collection at a local level: survey of NHS maternity units in England

Kenney

Macfarlane

1999

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Information for local, national and international populations

Kenney¹,

Macfarlane²,

Lancucki

et al. 1999

British Journal of Midwifery

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In the previous article, we discussed the need for midwives to record accurately and and completely information about the women for whom they care, and described the uses which can be made of this at local level (Kenney et al, 1999). in this article we examine the use made of maternity data by health authorities and the Department of Health and show how data can also be used to monitor international trends in maternity care.

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The Highland experience: immersion in water in labour

Jessiman¹,

Bryers²

2000

British Journal of Midwifery

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In September 1997, the most northerly labouring and birthing pool in Scotland was installed at Raigmore Maternity Unit. The decision to install the pool was made in response to local demand, and this raised a number of professional issues, the most important of which concerned the use of the pool in labour suite and the demand for water birth. An audit of the first two years of the use of the pool indicates variable use, influenced perhaps by conventional baths and obstetricians who do not support water birth. Eighty seven women used the pool in labour and two women gave birth to their babies in the pool. Of these, twenty women had their labours induced. The most common reason for women leaving the pool was to obtain further analgesia. Eighty two per cent of women and 79 per cent of midwives rated the pool very highly.

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The use of maternity statistics at a local level

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Identifying problems with data collection at a local level: survey of NHS maternity units in England

Identifying problems with data collection at a local level: survey of NHS maternity units in England

Information for local, national and international populations

The Highland experience: immersion in water in labour

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