Open AccessReferral chain of patients with obstetric emergency from primary care to tertiary care: A gap analysis
Author(s) -
P Prathiba,
R Niranjjan,
Dilip Kumar Maurya,
Subitha Lakshminarayanan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_836_19
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , overcrowding , medical emergency , tertiary care , emergency medicine , family medicine , economics , economic growth
The referral system plays a crucial role in antenatal care and childbearing by providing access to emergency obstetric care. Excess referral from primary care and bypassing secondary levels of care leads to overcrowding of high risk and normal mothers in tertiary centers. Hence, this study aims to assess the gaps in the referral of patients with obstetric emergency from primary care to tertiary care.