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Table 4 Organisational models for antenatal management

From: Implementation of guidelines for multidisciplinary team management of pregnancy in women with pre-existing diabetes or cardiac conditions: results from a UK national survey

Which of the following best describes the way that decisions are reached about the management of women with pre-existing cardiac conditions or diabetes antenatally?

Select the option that best reflects your current practice:

Cardiac conditions

Diabetes Type1/2

Number

%

Number

%

Referral directly to a specialist MDT in a tertiary centre (A multidisciplinary team of clinicians and midwives with different expertise who meet – either face to face or using videoconferencing – regularly to discuss individual cases – either in clinic or other setting)

47

38.2

42

31.8

Referral to a local (secondary care based) MDT with relevant expertise at least in the first instance (then perhaps subsequent referral to a specialist tertiary team if deemed necessary)

30

24.4

74

56.1

Referral to a named link/specialist clinician/individual

26

21.1

16

12.1

No formalized procedures in place or named link individuals. Referrals made on an ad-hoc basis.

15

12.2

0

0

Other organisational model

5

4.1

0

0

Total

123

100.0

132

100.0

  1. NB: 15 responses regarding cardiac care (9 having a specialist MDT and 6 secondary care MDT), and 2 responses regarding diabetes care (1 specialist MDT and 1 secondary care MDT) selected an option but did not answer subsequent questions. These responses are included above but denominators will be different in other tables due to this missing data