TY - BOOK AU - Chamberlain, G AU - Patel, N ED - Rcog ED - Royal College Obstet & Gynaecologists TI - The future of the maternity services SN - 090233168X PY - 1994/// PB - RCOG KW - Maternal health services KW - Health planning KW - Health policy N1 - SECTION 1: CHOICE AND RISK; 1 - What are consumer views of maternity care?; 2 - Views of consumers: what are they and how may they be obtained?; 3 - Review and assessment of models of care using research, information and data: the role of routinely collected data; 5 - Place of birth: finding the next step forward; 8 - The use of risk factors in predicting possible consequences of changing patterns of care in pregnancy; 9 - Selection of women for community obstetric care; SECTION 2: PROVISION OF SERVICES: WHAT AND HOW?; 17 - Purchaser and provider contracts; 19 - The contribution of the general practitioner to maternity care; SECTION 3: ACHIEVING QUALITY; 23 - Effective practice in obstetrics; 24 - Setting standards; 26 - Audit as an agent of change; SECTION 4: EDUCATION; SECTION 5: FUTURE; 34 - Development of service: models of care; 38 - How to ensure research-based practice ER -