Background: Prenatal Care has been recommended by the World Health Organization for all pregnant women in order to improve health outcomes of the mother and the child. However, recommendations for the number of visits required to provide adequate health care and improve outcomes continue to be debated. Understanding if adequate prenatal care is improving maternal child outcomes is essential bef...

prenatal Care is a series oF assessments and interventions For pregnant women, to help ensure healthy pregnancies and birth outcomes, and to prevent any potential adverse health outcomes to mothers and their babies. The three basic components of prenatal care have been defined as 1) early and continuing risk assessment, 2) health promotion, and 3) medical and psychosocial intervention and follo...

background: prenatal care consists of a series of clinical visits and services offered to pregnant women throughout the ante-partum period. despite advances in the extent of prenatal care use in iran, some women still avoid using these services. it is therefore very important to investigate the prevalence of prenatal care use, and to identifythe factorsassociated with it. objective: this study ...

objective: this study was performed to determine the level of satisfaction among women attending the prenatal clinics in the city of zanjan, iran. materials and methods: this descriptive cross- sectional study was performed from 2005 to 2006 in zanjan. a total of 701 pregnant women with gestational age of 20 weeks or more who had undergone at least two prenatal visits in prenatal care centers w...

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As in other areas of international development, we are witnessing the proliferation of 'traveling models' developed by international experts and introduced in an almost identical format across numerous countries to improve some aspect of maternal health systems in low- and middle-income countries. These policies and protocols are based on 'miracle mechanisms' that have been taken out of their o...

OBJECTIVES Prenatal alcohol exposure is a significant public health issue with lifelong psychological, emotional and financial costs associated with caring for an affected individual. In 2005, the Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada's First Nations and Inuit Health Branch developed evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis of a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). We examined ...

This research attempts to close an important gap in health economics regarding the efficacy of prenatal care and policies designed to improve access to that care, such as Medicaid. We argue that a key beneficiary-- the mother-- has been left completely out of the analysis. If prenatal care significantly improves the health of the mother, then concluding that prenatal care is 'ineffective' or th...

OBJECTIVE To assess changes in the inequalities associated with maternal healthcare use according to economic status in the Philippines. DESIGN An analysis of four population-based data sets that were conducted between 1993 and 2008. SETTING Philippines. PARTICIPANTS Women aged 15-49 years who had a live-birth within 1 year in 1993 (n=1707), 1998 (n=1513), 2003 (n=1325) and 2008 (n=1209)....