TY  - CHAP
AB  - Frequently women are attended by someone other than their chosen doctor during labor and delivery, that is, an “on-call” doctor. This chapter draws from interviews with 19 women who gave birth in a Mid-Atlantic state during late 1995 and early 1996. Of these women, 13 received care from an on-call doctor. Using existing social–psychological perspectives, the authors analyze situations in which an on-call doctor was present, and how this provider influenced women's birth experiences as well as satisfaction with those experiences. In general, women do not expect or desire on-call doctors’ presence. As a result, they may rely on obstetric nurses, rather than these unfamiliar doctors, when they need information or support.
VL  - 24
SN  - 978-1-84950-420-1, 978-0-76231-320-4/0275-4959
DO  - 10.1016/S0275-4959(06)24005-5
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0275-4959(06)24005-5
AU  - Dillaway Heather
AU  - Rehan Sonica
ED  - Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
PY  - 2006
Y1  - 2006/01/01
TI  - Getting Your Own doctor is “A Stab in the Dark”: Exploring the Presence Of On-Call Doctors at Hospital Births and Potential Implications for Nursing Practice
T2  - Access, Quality and Satisfaction with Care
T3  - Research in the Sociology of Health Care
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 81
EP  - 105
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -