scholarly journals Associations Between State-Level Policies Regarding Alcohol Use Among Pregnant Women, Adverse Birth Outcomes, and Prenatal Care Utilization: Results from 1972 to 2013 Vital Statistics

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (8) ◽  
pp. 1511-1517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meenakshi S. Subbaraman ◽  
Sue Thomas ◽  
Ryan Treffers ◽  
Kevin Delucchi ◽  
William C. Kerr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
State Level ◽  
Vital Statistics ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Adverse Birth Outcomes ◽  
Prenatal Care Utilization

scholarly journals Utilization of preconception care and associated factors in Hosanna Town, Southern Ethiopia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. e0261895
Author(s):  
Meron Admasu Wegene ◽  
Negeso Gebeyehu Gejo ◽  
Daniel Yohannes Bedecha ◽  
Amene Abebe Kerbo ◽  
Shemsu Nuriye Hagisso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Preconception Care ◽  
Previous History ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Adverse Birth Outcomes ◽  
Care Services ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Child Health

Introduction There is substantial body of evidence that portrays gap in the existing maternal and child health continuum of care; one is less attention given to adolescent girls and young women until they get pregnant. Besides, antenatal care is too late to reduce the harmful effects that a woman’s may have on the fetus during the critical period of organogenesis. Fortunately, preconception care can fill these gaps, enhance well-being of women and couples and improve subsequent pregnancy and child health outcomes. Therefore, the main aim of the current study was to assess preconception care utilization and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics of public health facilities in Hosanna town. Methods A facility based cross-sectional study design was carried out from July 30, 2020 to August 30, 2020. Data were collected through face-to-face interview among 400 eligible pregnant women through systematic sampling technique. Epi-data version 3.1 and SPSS version 24 was used for data entry and analysis respectively. Both bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify association between dependent and independent variables. Crude and adjusted odds ratio with respective 95% confidence intervals was computed and statistical significance was declared at p-value <0.05. Result This study revealed that 76 (19%, 95% Cl (15.3, 23.2) study participants had utilized preconception care. History of family planning use before the current pregnancy (AOR = 2.45; 95% Cl (1.270, 4.741), previous history of adverse birth outcomes (AOR = 3.15; 95% Cl (1.650, 6.005), poor knowledge on preconception care (AOR = 0.18; 95% Cl (0.084, 0.379) and receiving counseling on preconception care previously (AOR = 2.82; 95% Cl (1.221, 6.493) were significantly associated with preconception care utilization. Conclusions The present study revealed that nearly one-fifth of pregnant women have utilized preconception care services. History of family planning use before the current pregnancy, previous history of adverse birth outcomes, poor knowledge on preconception care and receiving counseling on preconception care previously were significantly associated with preconception care utilization. Integrating preconception care services with other maternal neonatal child health, improving women’s/couples knowledge & strengthening counseling services is pivotal.

scholarly journals Variations by Education Status in Relationships Between Alcohol/Pregnancy Policies and Birth Outcomes and Prenatal Care Utilization

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. S71-S83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah C. M. Roberts ◽  
Amy A. Mericle ◽  
Meenakshi S. Subbaraman ◽  
Sue Thomas ◽  
William Kerr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Prenatal Care Utilization ◽  
Education Status

scholarly journals Prenatal care utilization and expenditure among pregnant women

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 53-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung-Ha Kim ◽  
Rah-Il Hwang ◽  
Ji-Won Yoon ◽  
Jin-Soo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Prenatal Care Utilization

Impact of a Mobile Van on Prenatal Care Utilization and Birth Outcomes in Miami-Dade County

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 528-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin O’Connell ◽  
Guoyan Zhang ◽  
Fermin Leguen ◽  
Jennifer Prince
Keyword(s):  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Dade County ◽  
Prenatal Care Utilization

Exposure to Interpersonal Violence During Pregnancy and Its Association With Women’s Prenatal Care Utilization: A Meta-Analytic Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 904-921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brittany Jamieson
Keyword(s):  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Obstetric Outcomes ◽  
Prenatal Care Utilization ◽  
Analytic Review ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Violence During Pregnancy ◽  
Inadequate Prenatal Care

Inadequate prenatal care utilization has been proposed as a mechanism between exposure to violence during pregnancy and adverse maternal and fetal obstetric outcomes. Adequate prenatal care is important for identifying and treating obstetric complications as they arise and connecting pregnant women to supports and interventions as needed. There is some evidence that pregnant women experiencing relational violence may delay or never enter prenatal care, though this association has not been systematically or quantitatively synthesized. The present meta-analysis investigates the relationship between interpersonal violence during pregnancy and inadequate prenatal care utilization across two dimensions: (1) no prenatal care during gestation ( k = 9) and (2) delayed entry into prenatal care ( k = 25). Studies were identified via comprehensive search of 9 social science and health-related databases and relevant reference lists. Studies were included if (1) participants were human, (2) violence occurred in the context of an interpersonal relationship, (3) abuse occurred during pregnancy (including abuse within 12 months before the time of assessment during pregnancy), (4) the study was empirical, peer-reviewed, and included quantitative data, (5) prenatal care utilization data were available, (6) they were in English, and (7) they were not part of an intervention study. Results from random-effects models found that women abused during pregnancy were more likely to never enter care (odds ratio [ OR] = 2.62, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.55, 4.42]) or to delay care ( OR = 1.81, 95% CI [1.48, 2.23]). Sociodemographic, abuse-related, and methodological factors emerged as moderators. Practice, policy, and research implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Social determinants of health and disparities in prenatal care utilization during the Great Recession period 2005-2010

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin L. Blakeney ◽  
Jerald R. Herting ◽  
Betty Bekemeier ◽  
Brenda K. Zierler
Keyword(s):  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Birth Certificates ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Maternal Child Health ◽  
Prenatal Care Utilization ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Great Recession

Abstract Background Early, regular prenatal care utilization is an important strategy for improving maternal and infant health outcomes. The purpose of this study is to better understand contributing factors to disparate prenatal care utilization outcomes among women of different racial/ethnic and social status groups before, during, and after the Great Recession (December 2007–June 2009). Methods Data from 678,235 Washington (WA) and Florida (FL) birth certificates were linked to community and state characteristic data to carry out cross-sectional pooled time series analyses with institutional review board approval for human subjects’ research. Predictors of on-time as compared to late or non-entry to prenatal care utilization (late/no prenatal care utilization) were identified and compared among pregnant women. Also explored was a simulated triadic relationship among time (within recession-related periods), social characteristics, and prenatal care utilization by clustering individual predictors into three scenarios representing low, average, and high degrees of social disadvantage. Results Individual and community indicators of need (e.g., maternal Medicaid enrollment, unemployment rate) increased during the Recession. Associations between late/no prenatal care utilization and individual-level characteristics (including disparate associations among race/ethnicity groups) did not shift greatly with young maternal age and having less than a high school education remaining the largest contributors to late/no prenatal care utilization. In contrast, individual maternal enrollment in a supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) exhibited a protective association against late/no prenatal care utilization. The magnitude of association between community-level partisan voting patterns and expenditures on some maternal child health programs increased in non-beneficial directions. Simulated scenarios show a high combined impact on prenatal care utilization among women who have multiple disadvantages. Conclusions Our findings provide a compelling picture of the important roles that individual characteristics—particularly low education and young age—play in late/no prenatal care utilization among pregnant women. Targeted outreach to individuals with high disadvantage characteristics, particularly those with multiple disadvantages, may help to increase first trimester entry to utilization of prenatal care. Finally, WIC may have played a valuable role in reducing late/no prenatal care utilization, and its effectiveness during the Great Recession as a policy-based approach to reducing late/no prenatal care utilization should be further explored.

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