Volume : III, Issue : VII, July - 2013

Study of Obstetric Referrals to Teaching Institute: Original Article

Dr Shilpa S Bhat, Dr Anand P Kulkarni

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In our country, obstetric care is mainly provided by peripheral health units. At the realization of any complication, most of the peripheral health centers and private practitioners refer obstetric cases to higher health units. This is a prospective study carried out at Padmbhushan Vasantadada Patil, Govt. Hospital Sangli ,during Jan. 2005 to June 2006.Total 250 obstetric cases with a referring letter, referred from peripheral health sectors, Govt. as well as Private were studied as – Reason for referral, treatment received at referring health unit, mode of transport, Justification for referral .Summary –(1) Almost 70% of rural and 50% of urban patients had not received any form of treatment at referring center.(2) Most of the rural referrals required some sort of interventions like emergency LSCS, blood transfusion etc. These referrals were manageable at FRU with facility of O.T. and trained staff .(3) Total27.55% of urban and 37.39% of rural referrals were delayed (4)Unjustified referrals– 02%of Urban & 9.57% of rural referrals increased inconvenience to pregnant women and their relatives and also raised the work load on apex hospital to some extent.

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Dr Shilpa S Bhat, Dr Anand P Kulkarni Study of Obstetric Referrals to Teaching Institute: Original Article Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.III, Issue.VII July 2013

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