Page 2981 - Week 09 - Thursday, 18 August 2005
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(4) In 2004, an average of 14-15 women per month could not be accommodated by the CMP (range 6-25). From January to May 2005, an average of 23-24 women per month could not be accommodated by the CMP (range 3-36).
(5) a) Data is not maintained on the number of enquiries made to the program.
f) In the period January to June 2005, 392 women registered with the CMP.
g) Waiting list data is not maintained in this manner, however, 80-90% of women who contact the program before they are 8 weeks pregnant are immediately enrolled in the CMP.
(6) There is a waiting list for the CMP.
a) The waiting list is managed on a monthly basis. The current waiting lists are as follows:
|
2005 |
No. |
2006 |
No. |
|
August |
13 |
Jan |
34 |
|
September |
19 |
Feb |
35 |
|
October |
25 | ||
|
November |
38 | ||
|
December |
35 |
b) Women can join or remain on the waiting list until they are 36 weeks pregnant.
(7) The CMP does accord priority to some women.
a) The criteria includes: women without support from a partner, family or friends, women without transport and several young children, women with substance use problems who are unable/unwilling to access care in the ‘mainstream’, women unable to speak English and women living in refuges.
b) The CMP Manager determines if referred women meet the criteria.
c) These are evidence-based criteria. There is evidence to indicate that women falling into the above categories benefit from a one on one relationship with a midwife and the criteria are based around this framework.
(8) Yes the CMP does operate from premises other than the Birth Centre at TCH.
a) The CMP provides community based antenatal care at ACT Government facilities and in women’s homes. Postnatal care is also provided in women’s homes. In addition, women can choose to birth with CMP midwives at Calvary Hospital.
b) The costs associated with the model of care offered by the CMP are absorbed within the program budget of $1.56M. There are no additional costs to the Territory due to births occurring at Calvary Hospital.
(9) The Canberra Hospital CMP website notes that “We encourage women who feel particularly vulnerable to join our program”.
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