New maternity funding package a mixed bag, say GPs and midwives

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New maternity funding package a mixed bag, say GPs and midwives

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A GP will be able to offer more than one free antenatal visit to a pregnant woman, if needed, under the new primary maternity services notice but only in the first trimester. [Image: iStock]
“In reality, late presentations occur and why a GP has to apply to the ministry for funding in those situations is beyond me” A “very mixed bag”