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Patients delivered by domiciliary midwives
in hospital 44
Total 675
This shows an increase of 68 on those for 1970.
Midwifery Training
During the year 20 student midwives from the Nelson Hospital
completed their domiciliary training. There were a further five in
training at the end of the year. Eight midwives are approved by the
Central Midwives' Board as district midwifery teachers for the practical
training of student midwives. St. Helier Hospital hope to commence
an Integrated Midwifery training for student midwives in 1971
and senior staff of both hospital and local authority have had discussions
on its implementation.
Eight student nurses from St. Helier and fourteen from Charing
Cross Hospital who are undertaking an approved obstetric course
spent a day with the midwives and health visitors observing some of
the services that are provided by the local authority in caring for
mothers and children.
Post-Registration Courses
Three midwives attended statutory refresher courses and one
attended a teaching course on ' Preparation for Parenthood'.
Domiciliary Visits
The following visits were carried out by midwives to their patients
other than attendance at the actual confinement:—
Visits during the ante-natal period 1,862
Post-natal visits to home confinements 2,773
Post-natal visits to 48-hour and other early
discharges from hospital 4,841
Total 9,476
Attendances at Clinics
Two hundred and ninety-five Ante-Natal Clinic sessions were
held by midwives during the year and 172 women attended these
clinics for the first time.
The total number of attendances at Midwives' Ante-Natal Clinics
was 1,091.
Transfers to Hospital
The undermentioned patients booked for home confinements
were transferred to hospital:—
(a) during pregnancy 32
(b) during labour 6
All patients transferred to hospital during labour are accompanied
by a midwife unless the Emergency Obstetric Squad has been called.
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