87.98B
Management of labour and attempted delivery
NOTE: 1. The benefit includes all usual hospital care associated with the confinement and provided by the referring physician. 2. May be claimed by the referring physician, when the referring physician intended to conduct the delivery, provided the following conditions are met: - the referring physician attended the patient during labour and provided assessment of the progress of the labour, both initial and ongoing; - there is a documented complication warranting the referral, such as fetal distress or dysfunctional labour (failure to progress), and - the referring physician remains in attendance and assists the consultant; or - where the physician must transfer the patient to another facility because of either fetal or maternal indications and delivery occurs within 24 hours of transfer. 3. The same physician may not claim both the delivery and management of labour and attempted delivery.
