New South Wales mounts “patient based care” challenge

New South Wales mounts "patient based care" challenge.

The principles of patient centred care and the mantra of “nothing about me without me” have gained broad support, but its proving hard to adopt and embed them in routine practice. New ways of thinking and tackling resistance to change are needed, and a range of initiatives are being pursued. We describe the approach being taken in New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, with 7.4 milli...

New South Wales.

New South Wales

New South Wales.

Late entry to antenatal care in New South Wales, Australia

AIMS This study aimed to assess the prevalence of women who entered antenatal care (ANC) late and to identify factors related to the late entry to ANC in New South Wales (NSW) in 2004. METHODS The NSW Midwives Data Collection contained data of 85,034 women who gave birth in 2004. Data were downloaded using SAS and transferred to STATA 8.0. Entering ANC after 12 weeks of gestation was classifi...