Too much care? Increasing checkup frequencies and declining role of general practitioners in antenatal care in Norway (2010-2021)
From 2010 to 2021, GPs saw a decrease in their role as main providers of antenatal checkups, with midwives now conducting most examinations. The average number of checkups rose by 1.9, not attributable to guideline changes, raising concerns about overutilization among a generally healthy group of women and implications for health system sustainability.
Authors
- Bente Prytz Mjølstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0677-3007)
- Kjartan Sarheim Anthun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2142-2742)
- Gunnhild Åberge Vie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1552-5291)
- Kristine Pape (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9287-7245)
- Ragne Victoria Tonesdatter Kolaas Stauri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9565-7892)
Institutions
- SINTEF (NO)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Department of Health Research
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2025.2575326
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00