OBJECTIVE: To determine the scope of home-care services for pregnant women by addressing types of agencies, nursing personnel, and problems encountered. DESIGN: Descriptive study with survey questionnaire. SETTING: A sample of urban and rural settings throughout Minnesota. PARTICIPANTS: Nine private and 38 public agencies providing antepartum home-care services. MAIN OUTCOME: Data described clients, agencies, personnel, and services. RESULTS: Differences were reflected in the nursing skills and interventions used with high-risk pregnant women. Public agencies identified teenage pregnancy as the most frequent antepartum problem, while private agencies identified preterm labor. CONCLUSION: Results suggest a need to examine the scope of antepartum home-care services.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the scope of home-care services for pregnant women by addressing types of agencies, nursing personnel, and problems encountered. DESIGN: Descriptive study with survey questionnaire. SETTING: A sample of urban and rural settings throughout Minnesota. PARTICIPANTS: Nine private and 38 public agencies providing antepartum home-care services. MAIN OUTCOME: Data described clients, agencies, personnel, and services. RESULTS: Differences were reflected in the nursing skills and interventions used with high-risk pregnant women. Public agencies identified teenage pregnancy as the most frequent antepartum problem, while private agencies identified preterm labor. CONCLUSION: Results suggest a need to examine the scope of antepartum home-care services.