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Am J Perinatol 1985; 2(2): 143-147
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999933
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

© 1985 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Use of a Microcomputer Network for History Taking in a Prenatal Clinic

Richard J. Lilford1 , Tim Chard2 , Paul Bingham3 , E. Carrigan4
  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. James University Hospital, Leeds, England
  • 2Department of Reproductive Physiology, St. Bartholemew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, England
  • 3St. Bartholemew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, England
  • 4Queen Charlotte's Hospital for Women, London, England
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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A stand-alone microcomputer was installed at St. Bartholomew's Hospital to obtain the booking (first prenatal) history. This system has many well-documented advantages over the manual method, particularly with respect to the completeness and quality of the history produced.1 However, a single microcomputer system is unable to deal with the load of a busy clinic, and initially, several independent terminals were required. We now describe the installation of a local area network to link several microcomputers with a single database in the Antenatal Clinic at Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital.