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  1. 08-05-2024 | Online First

    Experience of Antenatal Thalassemia Screening and Prenatal Diagnosis from a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Punjab

    Prevention of birth of thalassemia major children by identification of risk couples and prenatal diagnosis has been recommended as a realistic and cost effective method for control of thalassemia. We present our experience of antenatal thalassemia …

  2. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Prenatal Care | OriginalPaper

    Implementation and evaluation of the centering pregnancy group prenatal care model in pregnant women with diabetes: a convergent parallel mixed methods study protocol

    Pregnancy involves multiple changes in the structure and function of the mother’s body, serving as a biological stress test for her various systems and organs [ 1 ]. Diabetes during pregnancy can be categorized into two subgroups: pre-existing …

  3. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Prenatal Care | OriginalPaper

    Movement behaviour education for parents in prenatal, postnatal, and pediatric care in Canada: A needs assessment

    In 2017, the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) introduced a resource called the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (0–4 years) [ 1 ]. These guidelines were based on the best available evidence of the multitude of …

  4. Open Access 22-11-2023 | Prenatal Care | BriefCommunication

    Neighborhood Predictors of Poor Prenatal Care and Well-Child Visit Attendance

    Prenatal care (PNC) attendance is associated with decreased prematurity, (Vintzileos et al., 2002 ) low birth weight (Gortmaker, 1979 ) and neonatal mortality (Herbst et al., 2003 ). Well-child visit (WCV) attendance is associated with reduced …

  5. Open Access 08-04-2024 | Prenatal Care | Online First

    Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Effects of Group Prenatal Care On Identification of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial of CenteringPregnancy

    Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a common and dangerous complication of pregnancy. Findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-national research indicate the average prevalence of IPV during pregnancy is 18.7% for psychological …

  6. 04-01-2024 | Prenatal Care | OriginalPaper

    Characteristics and Outcomes of Women and Infants Who Received Prenatal Care While Incarcerated in Arkansas State Prison System, 2014–2019

    From 1980 to 2019, women accounted for the fastest growing correctional population in the United States (U.S.) with a dramatic increase of over 550%; a rate twice as high as incarcerated men (Carson, 2022 ). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was …

  7. 26-02-2024 | Prenatal Care | Online First

    Racial and Geographic Variation of Prenatal Care Coordination Receipt in the State of Wisconsin, 2010–2019

    Medicaid-funded obstetric care coordination programs supplement prenatal care with tailored services to improve birth outcomes. It is uncertain whether these programs reach populations with elevated risks of adverse birth outcomes—namely …

  8. Open Access 14-11-2023 | Prenatal Care | OriginalPaper

    Evaluating Standard of Care and Obstetrical Outcomes in a Reduced Contact Prenatal Care Model in the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Prenatal care was initially proposed in the early 1900s to address low infant birth weight and high maternal mortality rates and has become one of the most frequently used health services in the United States (Ballantyne, 1901a ; Ballantyne, 1901b …

  9. 25-01-2024 | Prenatal Care | Online First

    The COVID-19 Pandemic and Routine Prenatal Care: Use of Online Visits

    In 2020, the COVID-19 (Covid) pandemic taxed the capacity of the healthcare system. In April 2020, Covid accounted for 45.4% of hospitalizations in New York State (Department of Health and Human services, 2020 ). The need for acute Covid beds …

  10. Open Access 21-10-2023 | Prenatal Care | OriginalPaper

    A Visit to the Pediatrician as a Part of Comprehensive Prenatal Care?

    The most recent Guidelines for Perinatal Care, as established by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), published in 2017, state that “sometime during the third trimester, the …

  11. 23-01-2024 | Prenatal Care | Online First

    How Much is too Much? High Utilization of Prenatal Care and Its Impact on Primary Cesarean Birth Among Women in the United States

    Cesarean birth rates have risen rapidly over the last three decades causing global concern (Betran et al., 2021 ). The growing international concern has only emphasized the health consequences of unnecessary surgical procedures, such as cesarean …

  12. Open Access 01-12-2023 | General Medicine | OriginalPaper

    National assessment of obstetrics and gynecology and family medicine residents’ experiences with CenteringPregnancy group prenatal care

    CenteringPregnancy (CP) is a clinical, comprehensive, evidence-based approach to prenatal care (GPNC) that has reduced racial disparities in preterm birth among African American women relative to white women, contributed to higher birth weight …

  13. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Gestational Diabetes | OriginalPaper

    Association between physical activity education and prescription during prenatal care and maternal and fetal health outcomes: a quasi-experimental study

    It is recommended that pregnant women participate in 150 min of PA per week to prevent excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) [ 1 , 2 ], gestational diabetes (GD), gestational hypertension (GHT) and fetal macrosomia [ 1 , 3 ]. Nevertheless, in …

  14. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Prenatal Care | OriginalPaper

    Psychometric assessment of the US person-centered prenatal and maternity care scales in a low-income predominantly Latinx population in California

    Inequities in maternal and neonatal outcomes in the US are deeply rooted and disproportionately affect Black, Indigenous, and other racial and ethnic minoritized women and gender expansive pregnant and birthing people (subsequently referred to as …

  15. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Sectio Ceasarea | OriginalPaper

    Changes in birth outcomes and utilization of prenatal care during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: a secondary analysis of vital statistics in Colombia

    The COVID-19 pandemic has affected population health worldwide in multifaceted and complex ways. Besides the direct consequences of SARS-Cov-2 infections, the social, economic, mobility, and health care changes from the pandemic and the policies …

  16. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Public Health | OriginalPaper

    Knowledge, attitude and practice of physical exercises among pregnant women attending prenatal care clinics of public health institutions in Hawassa city, Sidama, Ethiopia, in 2021: descriptive cross-sectional study

    Pregnant women should be encouraged to keep up work out routines as a chance to enjoy them. Antepartum physical exercises are designed to help pregnant women and their growing fetus healthy [ 1 , 2 ]. However, sedentary behavior before or during …

  17. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Prenatal Care | OriginalPaper

    Racial disparities in adequacy of prenatal care during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Carolina, 2018–2021

    The United States (US) lags behind other high-income countries in terms of maternal mortality and infant mortality [ 1 ]. With 20.1 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2019, the US ranks last among developed countries [ 1 , 2 ]. With an …

  18. 27-06-2023 | Prenatal Care | OriginalPaper

    Prenatal Care Utilization Challenges and Facilitators for a Growing Latino Community in the Midwest

    Prenatal care (PNC), or healthcare during pregnancy, comprises preventative healthcare such as physical exams, vaccination, weight checks, urine, and blood tests, imaging tests, including ultrasound exams, and childbirth education (WHO, 2003 ; US …

  19. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Premature Birth | OriginalPaper

    Association between social vulnerability profiles, prenatal care use and pregnancy outcomes

    Defining and measuring social vulnerability is a challenging task. Since the 80s, several studies have reported an association between social deprivation and poor pregnancy outcomes [ 1 ]. Indeed, socially deprived women present a higher risk of …

  20. 23-09-2022 | Care | OriginalPaper

    Pre-pregnancy Diabetes, Pre-pregnancy Hypertension and Prenatal Care Timing among Women in the United States, 2018

    Women who begin pregnancy with hypertension and diabetes are at an increased risk for pregnancy complications. Receiving early prenatal care is vital to managing these conditions. While numerous studies have demonstrated that the use of prenatal

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