Sentences with phrase «regarding obstetric care»

The NHS launched an investigation into the incident and subsequently adjusted several practices regarding obstetric care and c - sections in the area.

Not exact matches

Since the early 1990s, government policy on maternity care in England has moved towards policies designed to give women with straightforward pregnancies a choice of settings for birth.1 2 In this context, freestanding midwifery units, midwifery units located in the same building or on the same site as an obstetric unit (hereafter referred to as alongside midwifery units), and home birth services have increasingly become relevant to the configuration of maternity services under consideration in England.3 The relative benefits and risks of birth in these alternative settings have been widely debated in recent years.4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lower rates of obstetric interventions and other positive maternal outcomes have been consistently found in planned births at home and in midwifery units, but clear conclusions regarding perinatal outcome have been lacking.

Nonetheless, it remains appropriate for the obstetricians or other obstetric care providers and patients to consider past birth weights and current estimated fetal weight when making decisions regarding TOLAC.

INTERIM UPDATE: This Obstetric Care Consensus is updated as highlighted to reflect updated supporting evidence regarding the spectrum of outcomes for infants born in the periviable period.