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- Lack of prenatal care in a traditional community: trends and perinatal outcomes. Abu-Ghanem, Sara; Sheiner, Eyal; Sherf, Michael; Wiznitzer, Arnon; Sergienko, Ruslan; Shoham-Vardi, Ilana // Archives of Gynecology & Obstetrics;May2012, Vol. 285 Issue 5, p1237
Purpose: To describe the prevalence of lack of prenatal care (LOPC) over the years and to examine the association between LOPC and perinatal complications among Bedouin parturients. Methods: A retrospective study comparing all singleton births of Bedouin women with and without prenatal care,...
- THE ACCESS FILE. // Modern Healthcare;02/26/2001, Vol. 31 Issue 9, p22
Presents news briefs on the health care in the United States as of February 26, 2001. Rise in Medicaid spending from 1997-1998; Improvement on pre-natal care from 1990-1998; Decline of health insurance coverage in California.
- The Impact of National Health Insurance on the Utilization of Health Care Services by Pregnant Women: The Case in Taiwan. Li-Mei Chen; Shi Wu Wen; Chung-Yi Li // Maternal & Child Health Journal;Mar2001, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p35
Objectives: Substantially increased funding for health care services occurred in Taiwan after the implementation of a national health insurance plan in 1995. This study attempts to examine the impact of this national health insurance plan on the utilization of prenatal and intrapartum care...
- Access to Obstetric Services with Medi-Cal. Gesley, Kathleen // Nursing Economic$;Sep/Oct88, Vol. 6 Issue 5, p253
This article reports on the decrease in obstetric services due to changes in Medicaid reimbursement rates in California. The usual Medicaid reimbursement for all physician fees has been reduced to 47% from 75%. This low reimbursement rate coupled with higher malpractice insurance costs and the...
- Trends in Publicly Financed Prenatal and Related Services, 1975-1984. Strobino, Donna M.; Frank, Richard G.; DeCoster, Emily DeCoster; Kane, Lauri P. // Journal of Public Health Policy;Autumn1992, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p277
We studied trends in Title V and health department financed prenatal and related services in U.S. counties from 1975-1984, years during which Medicaid and health insurance coverage for poor women were eroding. Information on prenatal services was obtained from background reports and telephone...
- A Life Table Analysis of the Relation of Prenatal Care to Prematurity. Glasser, Marvin; Terris, Milton // American Journal of Public Health;Sep1974, Vol. 64 Issue 9, p869
A life table analysis of premature and mature births demonstrates that differences in the initiation of prenatal care can be ascribed, for the most part, to the shortened gestation period of premature births.
- Dosis repetidas de corticoides prenatales para mujeres en riesgo de parto prematuro para mejorar los resultados de salud neonatal (1). Crowther, C. A.; Middleton, C. J. D.; Harding, J. E. // Revista Chilena de Obstetricia y Ginecolog�a;Dec2011, Vol. 76 Issue 6, p457
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- Reducing complications of preterm births. // New York Amsterdam News;01/14/99, Vol. 90 Issue 3, p17
Reports on the success of a multipart intervention conducted by researchers at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama for the improvement of the care that physicians give to pregnant women. Increase of the use of appropriate prescription of corticosteroids; Focus of the intervention...
- For Debate: New programme of antenatal care in general practice. Marsh, G.N. // British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Edition);9/7/85, Vol. 291 Issue 6496, p646
Examines the clinical worth of using routine prenatal attendances for setting the modern primary health care team. Influence of routine pregnancy care on the low risk incidence of multiparous woman; Advantage of antenatal care on general practitioners; Description of the antenatal style programme.
