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Authors:

Cupples ME. Bradley T. Murphy G. Lundy G.

Institution:

Stewartstown Road Health Centre, Stewartstown Road, Belfast BT17 0FB; United Kingdom.

Title:

Folic acid prescription and pregnancy (1995-2124).

Source:

Ulster Medical Journal. Vol 64(1) (pp1-33), 1995.

Abstract:

We resolved to prescribe folic acid supplements for all women who attended this practice during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy. Six months after this decision a prescription was recorded in only 13% of cases: this compared with 18% during the two months immediately following the decision. It was resolved to improve this performance and observations six months later revealed a prescription recorded in 63% of cases. Subsequently a new form for recording an antenatal consultation was devised and six months after its implementation, 100% recording of folate prescription for appropriate cases was observed. It was concluded that these simple audit exercises prompted changes in practice which helped to improve standards of patient care.





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