I am familiar with studies where home assessment occurred and women did
better (Hemminki E & Simukka R (1986) The timing of hospital admission and
progress of labour. European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynaecology &
Reproductive Biology 22:85-94; Hemminki E & Simukka R (1986) The timing of
hospital admission and progress of labour. European Journal of Obstetrics,
Gynaecology & Reproductive Biology 22:85-94) and also where separate
assessment areas in hospital managed this issue better than being admitted
to a delivery suite (McNiven P, Williams J, Hodnett E, Kaufman, Hannah M
(1998) An Early Labour
Assessment program: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Birth 25(l):5-10) but
not what you asked. There is loads of anecdote about those though.
Denis Walsh
Midwife, Leicester
PhD Student UCLAN
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From: "Deborah Caine" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 12:13 AM
Subject: early labouring in hospital
> Dear all, I am trying to find some information about why women choose to
> remain in hospital in very early stages in labour rather than going home
to
> their more familiar surroundings, when clearly given the choice.Is anyone
> aware of any studies in either this area, or in the area of whether better
> progress is made when women return home to 'establish'in labour rather
than
> being admitted onto an antenatal ward? Many thanks for any
> suggestions/leads. Deborah Caine
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