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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/635",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992",
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  "number": "7",
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  "text": "For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule—\n“maternity unit” means a hospital or that part of a hospital which specialises in the provision of care to a woman during her pregnancy, labour and the post-natal period;\n“refresher course in obstetrics” means a course of study in obstetrics approved by the Regional Adviser on Post-Graduate Education, or in Wales, by the Postgraduate Dean;\n“normal delivery” means a delivery of a baby which does not require active intervention by a doctor;\n“abnormal delivery” means a delivery of a baby which does require active intervention by a doctor;\n“ante-natal clinic” means a clinic where a woman’s pregnancy is monitored by or on behalf of a doctor and appropriate care provided;\n“post-natal clinic” means a clinic where an assessment is made by a doctor of the health of a woman following the post-natal period and where the post-natal examination is performed and appropriate care given;\n“resident appointment” means a post in a hospital requiring the post-holder to reside at the hospital at times when required for duty at the hospital;\n“obstetric officer” means a doctor undertaking post-graduate training in obstetrics in a hospital under the supervision of a consultant obstetrician;\n“obstetric practice” means the use of the skills required of a doctor supervising and caring for a woman’s health during her pregnancy, labour and the post-natal period;\n“consultant obstetrician” means a doctor engaged by a hospital or hospitals as a consultant in the specialty of obstetrics.",
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