Home births and antenatal care: The GP perspective

138 General Practitioners (G.P.s) in an Irish regional health authority wer e sent a postal questionnaire on antenatal services and home births. Replie s were received from 100 G.P.s. (72% response rate). Most wanted more invol vement in antenatal care (92%) and were willing to facilitate shorter hospi tal stays for delivery only (91%). However, only a minority were In favour of midwife deliveries (32%), combined midwife/G.P. deliveries (15%) or comp lete midwife antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care (15%).