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ArticleObstetric medicine2021

Provision of acute medicine services for pregnant women in UK hospitals: Data from the Society for Acute Medicine Benchmarking Audit 2019.

Catherine Atkin, Paarul Prinja, Anita Banerjee, Mark Holland, Dan Lasserson

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Article in Obstetric medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Catherine AtkinInstitute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0596-8515
Paarul PrinjaRoyal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK.
Anita BanerjeeGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9442-9662
Mark HollandSalford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK.
Dan LassersonInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · GBSalford Royal NHS Foundation Trust · GBSandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust · GBThe Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust · GBUniversity of Birmingham · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMedical problems during pregnancy are the leading cause of maternal mortality in the UK. Pregnant women often present through acute services to the medical team, requiring timely access to appropriate services, physicians trained to manage medical problems in pregnancy, with locally agreed guidance available.

methodsData were collected through the Society for Acute Medicine Benchmarking Audit, a national audit of service delivery and patient care in acute medicine over a 24 hour period.

resultsOne hundred and thirty hospitals participated: 5.5% had an acute medicine consultant trained in obstetric medicine, and 38% of hospitals had a named lead for maternal medicine. This was not related to hospital size (p = 0.313). Sixty-four units had local guidelines for medical problems in pregnancy; 43% had a local guideline for venous thromboembolism in pregnancy. Centres with a named lead had more guidelines (p = 0.019).

conclusionCurrent provision of services within acute medicine for pregnant women does not meet national recommendations.

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acute carepostpartumPregnancy

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PMID34394716
PMCPMC8358240
OpenAlexW3037662388

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