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01-06-2017 | Original Article

Measuring antenatal care use in Europe: is the content and timing of care in pregnancy tool applicable?

Authors: Katrien Beeckman, Lucy Frith, Helga Gottfreðsdóttir, Annette Bernloehr

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 5/2017

Abstract

Objectives

Measuring of antenatal care utilisation is important from a public health perspective. The Content and Timing of care in Pregnancy tool (CTP) focuses on the care process and includes aspects on quality of care. The aim of the study is to gain insight in the applicability of the CTP tool across Europe.

Methods

National guidelines for routine antenatal care were examined, analysing the degree to which the four items in the CTP tool were included in these guidelines.

Results

From the 30 countries, 22 had a national guideline for routine antenatal care. The CTP tool is applicable in over 60% of the European countries with a national guideline.

Conclusions

The CTP tool can be used to measure antenatal care delivery in Europe. The tool is useful to evaluate the care process, focusing on rates of interventions as the closest approximation to the delivery of health care, with a focus on content of visits rather than simply the number of visits. Together with indicators measuring structure and outcome of health care, conclusions about the quality of care can be made.

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Title: Measuring antenatal care use in Europe: is the content and timing of care in pregnancy tool applicable?
Authors: Katrien Beeckman
Lucy Frith
Helga Gottfreðsdóttir
Annette Bernloehr
Publication date: 01-06-2017
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 5/2017
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-0959-4

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Measuring antenatal care use in Europe: is the content and timing of care in pregnancy tool applicable?

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Objectives

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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