PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kidd, Monica
AU  - Avery, Susan
AU  - Duggan, Norah
AU  - McPhail, Jennifer
TI  - Family practice versus specialist care for low-risk obstetrics
DP  - 2013 Oct 01
TA  - Canadian Family Physician
PG  - e456--e461
VI  - 59
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.cfp.ca/content/59/10/e456.short
4100  - http://www.cfp.ca/content/59/10/e456.full
SO  - Can Fam Physician2013 Oct 01; 59
AB  - Objective To investigate patient satisfaction with 3 models of low-risk obstetrics care: solo care by a GP, group care by GPs, and specialist care. Design Three-arm study comparing results of a self-administered, anonymous questionnaire. Setting Two academic family practices and the labour and delivery ward in St John’s, Nfld. Participants A total of 220 women deemed to have low-risk pregnancies; 82 women completed the questionnaire (37% response rate). Main outcome measures Patient satisfaction scores obtained from a modified version of the Patient Expectations and Satisfaction with Prenatal Care instrument. Results Low-risk maternity patients’ satisfaction with obstetric care provided by GPs in a group-care setting was equivalent to that with obstetric care provided by GPs working solo and greater than that with obstetric care provided by specialists. Conclusion Patients found that group care by GPs was an acceptable means of receiving obstetric services in a low-risk setting. Therefore, a group practice model might provide an attractive means for FPs to keep obstetrics within the scope of primary care.