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Maternal and Child Health Journal
Published in: Maternal and Child Health Journal 5/2006

01-09-2006 | Original Paper

Does the Quality of Prenatal Care Matter in Promoting Skilled Institutional Delivery? A Study in Rural Mexico

Author: Sarah Barber, MPH, DrPH

Published in: Maternal and Child Health Journal | Issue 5/2006

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Abstract

Objectives: To determine if the quality of prenatal care predicts skilled institutional delivery, a primary means of reducing maternal mortality. Methods: The probability of skilled institutional delivery is predicted among 4173 rural low-income women of reproductive age in seven Mexican states, as a function of maternal retrospective reports about prenatal care services received in 1997–2003. Results: Women who received most prenatal care procedures were more likely to have a skilled institutional delivery (OR 2.29, 95% CI 1.18, 4.44). Women who received less than the 75th percentile of prenatal care procedures were not significantly different from those who received no prenatal care. Conclusions: Policies promoting increased access to prenatal services should be linked to the promotion of practice standards to impact health and behavioral outcomes.
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Metadata
Title
Does the Quality of Prenatal Care Matter in Promoting Skilled Institutional Delivery? A Study in Rural Mexico
Author
Sarah Barber, MPH, DrPH
Publication date
01-09-2006
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Maternal and Child Health Journal / Issue 5/2006
Print ISSN: 1092-7875
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6628
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-006-0079-x

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