OBJECTIVE To identify factors related to cases of low birth weight among a sample of Mexican women. MATERIAL AND METHODS The present analysis utilizes data from a post partum survey of 565 women implemented in eight different social security hospitals in western Mexico during 2001. Women giving birth to low weight infants (2.5 kgs) were oversampled and make up half of the sample. RESULTS A ...

This study investigates the extent to which exposure armed conflicts during pregnancy influences women’s utilization of prenatal and delivery care in 35 developing countries between 1990 2018. Exploiting variation across residential districts conception months-years a difference-in-differences framework, we find that women exposed tend receive insufficient evident by declines composite indices ...

background: the aim of the study was to compare the effects of 'face-to-face education' and 'educational movies' on  'knowledge' and 'practice' of women of child-bearing-age, in terms of health-care during pregnancy and during infancy in a suburban region near tehran city, iran.   methods: in this quasi-experimental study, the sample included 873 married women. questionnaires for knowledge and ...

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...

A prenatal care case-management program in Tennessee was evaluated to determine its effectiveness in improving the adequacy of prenatal care reducing the odds of preterm birth (gestation less than 37 weeks) and very low birth weight births (less than 1,500 g). The case-management program, Project HUG, included care provider referrals, visit scheduling, assistance with transportation and nutriti...

BACKGROUND Maternal care is an important strategy for protection and promotion of maternal and children's health by reducing maternal mortality and improving the quality of birth. However, the status of maternal care is quite weak in the less developed rural areas in western China. It is found that the maternal mortality rates in some western areas of China were 5.8 times higher than those of t...

BACKGROUND Prenatal care reduces perinatal morbidity. However, there are no population-based studies examining the adequacy of prenatal care among women living with HIV. Accordingly, we compared the prevalence of adequate prenatal care among women living with and without HIV infection in Ontario, Canada. METHODS Using administrative data in a universal single-payer setting, we determined the ...

BACKGROUND A community-based randomized control prenatal care trial was performed in a rural county of China during 2000-2003. The purpose of this paper is to describe the trial implementation and the impact of the trial on the utilization of prenatal care and perinatal outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the study county, 10 townships (from a total of 55) were each paired with a control (20 s...