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Antepartum home-care services for high-risk women
K Dineen1, M Rossi, B Lia-Hoagberg
1School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455.
Objective:
To determine the scope of home-care services for pregnant women by addressing types of agencies, nursing personnel, and problems encountered.
Design:
Descriptive study with survey questionnaire.
Setting:
A sample of urban and rural settings throughout Minnesota.
Participants:
Nine private and 38 public agencies providing antepartum home-care services.
Main Outcome:
Data described clients, agencies, personnel, and services.
Results:
Differences were reflected in the nursing skills and interventions used with high-risk pregnant women. Public agencies identified teenage pregnancy as the most frequent antepartum problem, while private agencies identified preterm labor.
Conclusion:
Results suggest a need to examine the scope of antepartum home-care services.