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Timing of antenatal care for adolescent and adult pregnant women in south-eastern Tanzania [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2012
Background Early and frequent antenatal care attendance during pregnancy is important to identify and mitigate risk factors in pregnancy and to encourage women to have a skilled attendant at childbirth.
Gross Karin, Alba Sandra, Glass Tracy R, Schellenberg Joanna, Obrist Brigit   +4 more
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Type of occupation and early antenatal care visit among women in sub-Saharan Africa

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Type of occupation has been linked to early antenatal care visits whereby women in different occupation categories tend to have different timing for antenatal care visits.
Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Francis Sambah, Linus Baatiema, Joseph Kojo Oduro, Eugene Budu, Francis Appiah, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah   +7 more
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Reasons for presenting to antenatal care clinics in a sample of Pakistani women and their knowledge of WHO antenatal care package

European Journal of Midwifery, 2021
Introduction The purpose of antenatal care is to ensure that a woman has a safe pregnancy and that does not mean absence of any disease during this period.
Syed H. Ala, Samia Husain, Saba Hussain
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SOCIAL FACTORS INVOLVED IN WOMEN AVOIDING EARLY ANTENATAL BOOKING IN ARMY SETUP

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2008
Objectives: To study the factors involved in women avoiding early antenatal booking coming to Military Hospital Rawalpindi. Study Design: Comparative cross sectional study.
Tehreem Yazdani, Aliya Islam, Ghazala Nadeem, Talat Hayat, Mamoona Mushtaq   +4 more
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The timing and quality of antenatal care received by women attending a primary care centre in Iquitos, Peru: A facility exit survey.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Maternal mortality is high in Loreto, Peru, but can be reduced by high quality antenatal care. Indicators for the quality of antenatal care received include the timing (with respect to gestational age) and number of antenatal appointments ...
Sara Jabeen Wynne, Rui Duarte, Gilles de Wildt, Graciela Meza, Abi Merriel   +4 more
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The effect of national antenatal care guidelines and provider training on obstetric danger sign counselling: a propensity score matching analysis of the 2014 Ethiopia service provision assessment plus survey

Reproductive Health, 2022
Plain language summary Maternal death from preventable pregnancy-related complications remains a global health challenge. In 2017, there were 295,000 maternal deaths worldwide, and about two-thirds of these deaths were from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Tebikew Yeneabat, Andrew Hayen, Theodros Getachew, Angela Dawson   +3 more
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Assessing the impact of group antenatal care on gestational length in Rwanda: A cluster-randomized trial.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundResearch on group antenatal care in low- and middle-income contexts suggests high acceptability and preliminary implementation success.MethodsWe studied the effect of group antenatal care on gestational age at birth among women in Rwanda ...
Felix Sayinzoga, Tiffany Lundeen, Sabine F Musange, Elizabeth Butrick, David Nzeyimana, Nathalie Murindahabi, Hana Azman-Firdaus, Nancy L Sloan, Alejandra Benitez, Beth Phillips, Rakesh Ghosh, Dilys Walker   +11 more
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Late antenatal care initiation: the case of public health centers in Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective The aim of this study was to determine the magnitude of late initiation of antenatal care visit and associated factors among antenatal care follow up women in Tselemte district health facilities.
Solomon Weldemariam, Ashenafi Damte, Kedir Endris, Melba C. Palcon, Kidisti Tesfay, Almaz Berhe, Tsige Araya, Hadgay Hagos, Haftom Gebrehiwot   +8 more
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Penerapan Aplikasi Sahabat Ibu Hamil (ASIH) terhadap Peningkatan Kualitas Pelayanan Antenatal di Pedesaan

Jurnal Kesehatan, 2018
Quality of antenatal care is important to reduce the maternal mortality rate. It associated with providing antenatal care according to standards and meet the expectations or satisfaction of pregnant women.
Farhati Farhati, Nanan Sekarwana, Farid Husin   +2 more
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Frekuensi Antenatal Care Tidak Berhubungan dengan Tingkat Pengetahuan Perawatan Kesehatan pada Ibu Nifas

Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan Indonesia, 2017
Maternal health care knowledge affects prenatal care and pregnanci’s outcome. Antenatal care is one opportunity to increase maternal health care knowledge. This study aims to investigate the association between antenatal care visits and level of maternal
Fatimatasari Fatimatasari, Ashon Sa’adi, Widati Fatmaningrum   +2 more
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