'Just an extra pair of hands'? A qualitative study of obstetric service users' and professionals' views towards 24/7 consultant presence on a single UK tertiary maternity unit.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore the views of maternity service users and professionals towards obstetric consultant presence 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Design

Semistructured interviews conducted face to face with maternity service users and professionals in March and April 2016. All responses were analysed together (ie, both service users' and professionals' responses) using an inductive thematic analysis.

Setting

A large tertiary maternity unit in the North West of England that has implemented 24/7 obstetric consultant presence.

Participants

Antenatal and postnatal inpatient service users (n=10), midwives, obstetrics and gynaecology specialty trainees and consultant obstetricians (n=10).

Results

Five themes were developed: (1) 'Just an extra pair of hands?

SUBMITTER: Reid HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855205 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature