'Weighty issues' in GP-led antenatal care: a qualitative study.
Ruth Elizabeth WalkerTammie S T ChoiKaryn AlexanderDanielle MazzaHelen TrubyPublished in: BMC family practice (2019)
There is a need to support GPs to provide GWG advice in accordance with current national guidelines. Solutions potentially lie in strategies that promote the effective dissemination and uptake of guidelines, and changes to policy and funding within the health-system so that longer GP-led antenatal care consultations are remunerated and referrals to allied health are accessible to women who require additional support to optimise GWG.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- pregnant women
- public health
- palliative care
- mental health
- preterm birth
- clinical practice
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pain management
- affordable care act
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- risk assessment
- primary care
- general practice
- adipose tissue
- social media
- climate change
- cervical cancer screening