ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2019
Reasons for obstetric referrals from community facilities to a tertiary obstetric facility: A study from Southern Karnataka.
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- Emergency obstetric referrals in public health facilities: A descriptive study from urban Maharashtra, India.Frontiers in health services · 2023Article
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- Obstetric referral processes and the role of inter-facility communication: the district-level experience in the Greater Accra region of Ghana.Ghana medical journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
contextPregnancy-related preventable morbidity and mortality remain high in India. Safe delivery services should focus on improving neonatal and maternal outcomes while also enabling a positive childbirth experience. However, high rates of intrapartum obstetric referrals are common.
objectiveTo describe the timing and the reasons for obstetric referrals to a public tertiary care hospital in Bangalore and characteristics of the referring facilities.
methodsWe interviewed 320 women who delivered at the tertiary care hospital within a one-month time frame prior to the interview and who originally planned to deliver elsewhere.
resultsNinety four percent of women in the study reported that the decision to transfer to the tertiary hospital was made after the onset of labour. Referrals were made for medical as well as non-medical reasons. About a third (35%) had to take loans to cover the expenses of childbirth.
conclusionsReferrals frequently occurred after the onset of labour. Our data imply that improving obstetric referral protocols will improve the birth experience and reduce the burden on tertiary care facilities and on the women themselves.
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