Migrant prenatal care survey

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Dear Friends: The Migrant Clinicians Network is exploring the idea of expanding our Health Network services to include bridge case management of perinatal care, and would like to have your input on whether such a program would serve the needs of your health center and your mobile patients. Please take a few minutes to answer the 5 questions below and return your responses at your earliest convenience (contact information below). Feel free to share it with others who may be interested in the subject.

Thank you!

PERINATAL CARE OF MIGRANT WOMEN— NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY

If you have been involved in providing health care services to pregnant migrant women in the past year, please take a few minutes to answer the following questions. (Note: your involvement may be in providing services directly as a clinician, nurse, case manager, etc., or through referral to a contracted service)

Do you frequently see pregnant women in your practice who move during pregnancy? Yes _____ No _____ If yes, continue with the following questions…

Do you feel that such moves result in challenges to providing quality of care during pregnancy? Yes _____ No _____

Do you have a mechanism for ensuring that pregnant women who move during pregnancy continue to receive care at their new location? Yes _____No _____

If yes, please describe:

Do you have a mechanism for transferring records for a pregnant patient who transfers away from or to your care during pregnancy? Yes _____ No _____

If yes, please describe:

Do you feel that there is a need for a system available to migrant health centers and their pregnant patients that would assist pregnant migrant women with maintaining continuity of care? Yes _____ No _____

If yes, please describe what would be most helpful to you or how you would envision such a program:

Your job title ____________________________

What state is your health center located in? _____________

Return this survey by email, fax or mail to:

Candace Kugel, CRNP, CNM

Migrant Clinicians Network

878 N. St.

State College, PA 16803

814-238-6566 (fax and phone)

ckugel@...

www.migrantclinician.org