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The majority of patients who attended for the
first time were between the third and fourth month of
pregnancy.
It is obviously to the advantage of patients, doctors
and midwives if a close association is maintained with
the ante-natal services provided by the Local Authority.
The aim of all concerned is to safeguard motherhood and
prevent conditions which might give rise to maternal
morbidity. In fact this point has been specially stressed
in circular 1622, issued by the Minister in May of the
present year.
Hospital Cases.
Of the 312 cases referred to hospital, 151 were
admitted on other than medical grounds. 120 were
assisted under the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme.
Abnormal cases are referred to their own medical
attendants; or where the patient desires, and her
condition demands, arrangements are made for her
confinement to take place in an institution. When
patients are referred for admission to Oldchurch Hospital
they continue to attend the Consultant at our Ante-Natal
Clinic, unless some special investigation such as an X-ray
examination is required, when they attend at Oldchurch
Hospital for that purpose. Furthermore, the Consultant
sees on behalf of any local medical practitioner, any
patients referred to him by them.