A. Midwife Experience |
1) How many years have you been a midwife? |
2) How many women do you deliver per month? |
3) What additional training do you want? |
4) How should additional training be given? |
5) What additional resources do they need in the hospital or birthing center? |
B. Patient Care Problems: Pregnant Patients and during Labor |
Prenatal Care: |
1) What are the most serious health problems? |
2) Is it difficult for patients to come for appointments? |
3) Do patients have trouble getting transportation to come to the birthing center or hospital? |
4) Do patients understand the importance of good prenatal care on birth outcomes? |
5) What percentage of women receive prenatal care? |
6) Who makes medical decisions for the patient’s healthcare? |
7) Do the patients get enough to eat at home? |
8) Is there a problem with teenage pregnancy? |
Labor and Delivery |
1) Do you feel comfortable managing bleeding after delivery? |
2) What are the most serious problems during labor? |
3) Are you comfortable repairing a vaginal laceration? |
5) How comfortable are you when working with non-midwife colleagues? |
6) What percentage of patients are referred from the birthing center to the hospital? |
Postpartum |
1) What are the most difficult postpartum problems? |
2) Do you have an opportunity to teach about breast-feeding? |
3) Do you have an opportunity to counsel and prescribe birth control? |
4) What percent of mothers breastfeed their newborns? |
5) What percent of women use family planning? |