Marvellous to mediocre: findings of national survey of UK practice and provision of care in pregnancies after stillbirth or neonatal death

Table 6 Contacts with health services outside scheduled appointments

			N women (%)
Contact with health services between regular appointments:
	Yes		311 (56.9 %)
		No of contacts^a
		1	52 (16.7 %)
		2	75 (24.1 %)
		>2	182 (58.5 %)
	No		214 (39.1 %)
	No answer		22 (4 %)
Service contacted:^b
	Maternity triage/assessment unit		151 (48.5 %)
	Maternity day unit		119 (38.2 %)
	GP		105 (33.7 %)
	NHS direct		20 (6.43 %)
	Other^c		79 (25.4 %)

^a% of women who responded ‘yes’
^b% totals more than 100 as respondents could select more than one response
^cIncluded direct contact with community midwives or consultant obstetricians (28; 9 %) and private sector providers (11; 3.5 %), particularly for additional ultrasound scans

ISSN: 1471-2393