Should not Guisborough be used for all normal deliveries?
No delivery is normal until it is completed. Guisborough should not be seen as merely an adjunct to James Cook. GP’s will continue to refer to Guisborough for convenience to the patient, midwives and the GP. The unit should be perceived as a community resource. Is there a potential for an increase in home births as a result of the temporary closure? Two midwives and a doctor are required for a home birth. No professional would want to go back to this because of the cost, logistics and other difficulties such as access to equipment that may be required. Could the facilities at Guisborough be upgraded to provide a consultancy-based resource? This would require intensive capital expenditure that took into account the fabric of the building, the cost of theatre provision and the need for access to other services such as peadiatrics and heamatology. Suggestions from the South-Tees Community Health Council • Look at expanding the catchment area for the Guisborough Maternity Ward • Develop a
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