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?