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Working in Maternity Services, does it colour your personal choice in childbirth?

Working in Maternity Services, does it colour your personal choice in childbirth? Dr. O Al-Baghdadi Specialist Registrar , Dr. A Samarasinghe Specialist Trainee, Mr S Das, Consultant Obstetrician. BACKGROUND. RESULTS. The Work Experience Scale.

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Working in Maternity Services, does it colour your personal choice in childbirth?

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  1. Working in Maternity Services, does it colour your personal choice in childbirth? Dr. O Al-Baghdadi Specialist Registrar , Dr. A Samarasinghe Specialist Trainee, Mr S Das, Consultant Obstetrician BACKGROUND RESULTS The Work Experience Scale When evaluating the influence of experience, staff felt experience at work impacted on average 76% on personal decision. In more details, 4% quoted >25%, 31% felt 25-75% and 60% figured>75% on the scale. When analysing individual groups; 79% Obstetricians, 81% paediatricians, 73% theatre staff, 69%, midwives, 78% support-staff and 77% students felt that experience at work influenced personal choice. A survey was conducted among the staff involved in childbirth at Luton & Dunstable Maternity Unit to evaluate the influence, working environment and experience had towards personal childbirth preference. The idea started when a paediatrician requested to have an elective CS for an uncomplicated pregnancy to avoid complications from interventions. We surveyed staff preferences for childbirth: to evaluate the influence of working environment on the attitude towards; mode, uncomplicated pregnancy, fetal macrosomia, breech, ECV and failure to progress at second stage due to mal-position. Nextwith the use of a scale, participants were advised to draw a line across the scale, to indicate how much in percentages, knowledge and practise at maternity would affect decision-making and childbirth preferences. An anonymous questionnaire was distributed to Maternity Unit and SCBU staff from June 2010 to January 2011. Participants ranged from all grades of obstetricians, paediatricians, midwives, theatre staff, nurses, support-staff and students. Luton & Dunstable is one of top performing hospitals in the UK, The Maternity team at the L&D Hospital provides a comprehensive service to women with annual delivery rate was over 5,100 babies in 2010. OBJECTIVES & METHODS CONCLUSION We surveyed a diverse group of staff in a busy unit. Work experience and knowledge impacted heavily on personal decision-making and preferences towards different emergency situations. High scoring and preference for caesarean section was noticed among Paediatricians and Obstetricians. However, low scoring among support-staff and students could be attributed to less exposure.

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