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Hospital discharges before the 10th day 909
Hospital discharges before the 3rd day 335
Of the cases discharged before the 3rd day, 101 were booked for home confinement but
confined in hospital for various medical reasons.
Emergency Obstetric Ambulance
Barking Maternity Unit instead of Rush Green Hospital, have an
obstetridal resuscitation team on call for domiciliary midwifery cases.
Thorpe Coombe continues to provide the service for Wanstead, Woodford
and Hainault.
Guthrie Test for Phenylketonuria
The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, gave advice
and arrangements were made with the hospital before commencing the
tests.
A number of problems have arisen especially with the number of unsatisfactory
specimens. It is hoped that after experience is gained, this
problem will resolve itself.
Midwives Attachments to General Practitioners
Three group practices of Family Doctors have a midwife attached
and one group has a liaison scheme. Further liaison schemes will be
arranged to cover more Family Doctors.
Training of Pupil Midwives
Thirty-eight pupils were accepted from Barking Maternity Unit,
Thorpe Coiombe and 11 ford Maternity Hospitals. All pupils passed the
second part Central Midwives Board Examination.