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Timing of initiation of induction of labour can affect out of hours work

1998; BMJ; Volume: 316; Issue: 7128 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bmj.316.7128.393a

0959-8138

Ratko Matijević, Thomas Johnston, R Maxwell,

Healthcare Policy and Management

Editor—The new deal for junior doctors' hours1 and the recommendations from the report of a confidential enquiry into perioperative deaths2 put pressure on all specialties to reduce the out of hours workload, particularly out of hours operating. One specialty in which it remains difficult to achieve this is obstetrics, as the timing of labour is generally beyond the control of doctors. As a result, junior obstetricians and midwives remain busy throughout the 24 hours. The one area in which a degree of control …