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Determinants of optimal antenatal care visit among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of Ethiopian mini demographic health survey 2019 data

Reproductive Health, 2022
Plain language summary Optimal antenatal care means attending at least four antenatal care visits during pregnancy. In Ethiopia, evidence on factors affecting the use of at least four antenatal care services has not been adequately documented.
Delelegn Emwodew Yehualashet, Binyam Tariku Seboka, Getanew Aschalew Tesfa, Tizalegn Tesfaye Mamo, Elias Seid   +4 more
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Antenatal care policy in high-income countries with a universal health system: A scoping review [PDF]

, 2022
The availability, effectiveness, and access to antenatal care are directly linked with good maternal and neonatal outcomes, making antenatal care an important determinant in health. But to be effective, care must always be appropriate, not excessive, not
Pestana-Santos, M., McCourt, C., Paula Prata, A., Prata, Ana Paula, Maria Ferreira, I., Soares Goncalves, A., Ferreira, Isabel Maria, Goncalves, Andreia Soares, Pestana-Santos, Márcia, McCourt, Christine   +9 more
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The use of antenatal and postnatal care: perspectives and experiences of women and health care providers in rural southern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND\ud \ud Although antenatal care coverage in Tanzania is high, worrying gaps exist in terms of its quality and ability to prevent, diagnose or treat complications. Moreover, much less is known about the utilisation of postnatal care, by which we
Schellenberg, David, Tanner, M., Schellenberg, J. A., Schellenberg David, Marcel Tanner, Hassan Mshinda, Adiel K Mushi, Mshinda Hassan, Brigit Obrist, Mrisho, Mwifadhi, Mushi Adiel K, Schellenberg Joanna, Haws, Rachel A, Mushi, Adiel K, Mshinda, Hassan, Tanner, Marcel, Mrisho Mwifadhi, Obrist Brigit, Schellenberg, D., Mushi, A. K., Mwifadhi Mrisho, Mrisho, M., David Schellenberg, Haws, R. A., Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg, Obrist, Brigit, Tanner Marcel, Obrist, B., Mshinda, H., Schellenberg, Joanna Armstrong, Rachel A Haws, Haws Rachel A   +31 more
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Quality of Antenatal Care in Rural Tanzania: Counselling on Pregnancy Danger Signs. [PDF]

, 2010
\ud The high rate of antenatal care attendance in sub-Saharan Africa, should facilitate provision of information on signs of potential pregnancy complications.
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Trajectory of vitamin D status during pregnancy in relation to neonatal birth size and fetal survival: a prospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background We investigated the associations between vitamin D status in early and late pregnancy with neonatal small for gestational age (SGA), low birth weight (LBW) and preterm delivery.
Linnea Bärebring, Maria Bullarbo, Anna Glantz, Lena Hulthén, Joy Ellis, Åse Jagner, Inez Schoenmakers, Anna Winkvist, Hanna Augustin   +8 more
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ANTENATAL CARE AND MATERNAL OUTCOME OF PREECLAMPSIA

Indonesian Midwifery and Health Sciences Journal, 2022
Background: In Indonesia, preeclampsia is the second most common cause of maternal death. One of the government's steps to reduce it by antenatal care policy.
Nurul Mardiyah, Ernawati Ernawati, Wahyul Anis   +2 more
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Quality of antenatal care in Zambia: a national assessment. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Antenatal care (ANC) is one of the recommended interventions to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. Yet in most Sub-Saharan African countries, high rates of ANC coverage coexist with high maternal and neonatal mortality.
Chansa, Collins, Collins Chansa, Sabine Gabrysch, Nicholas N A Kyei, Gabrysch, Sabine, Kyei, Nicholas N. A., Kyei, Nicholas NA   +6 more
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The role of mothers-in-law in antenatal care decision-making in Nepal: a qualitative study [PDF]

, 2010
Background Antenatal care (ANC) has been recognised as a way to improve health outcomes for pregnant women and their babies. However, only 29% of pregnant women receive the recommended four antenatal visits in Nepal but reasons for such low utilisation ...
van Teijlingen Edwin R, Simkhada, B, Porter, Maureen A, van Teijlingen, ER, Edwin R van Teijlingen, Porter, Maureen, Bibha Simkhada, Van Teijlingen, Edwin R, Porter Maureen A, Simkhada, Bihha, Simkhada, Bibha, van Teijlingen, Edwin, Simkhada Bibha, Porter, MA, Maureen A Porter   +14 more
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Use of antenatal services and delivery care in Entebbe, Uganda: a community survey. [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND: Disparities in perinatal health care occur worldwide. If the UN Millennium Development Goals in maternal and child health are to be met, this needs to be addressed.
Mabey, David, Morison, Linda, Heiner Grosskurth, Linda Morison, Kizza, Moses, Muwanga, Moses, Kizza, M, Muwanga, M, Moses Kizza, Tann, Carolyn J, Alison M Elliott, Grosskurth, H, Mabey, D, David Mabey, Carolyn J Tann, Elliott, Alison M, Morison, L, Elliott, AM, Grosskurth, Heiner, Tann, CJ, Moses Muwanga, Mabey David, Elliott Alison M, Morison Linda, Muwanga Moses, Tann Carolyn J, Kizza Moses, Grosskurth Heiner   +27 more
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Rationale, development and feasibility of group antenatal care for immigrant women in Sweden: a study protocol for the Hooyo Project

BMJ Open, 2019
Introduction Somali-born women comprise a large group of immigrant women of childbearing age in Sweden, with increased risks for perinatal morbidity and mortality and poor experiences of care, despite the goal of providing equitable healthcare for the ...
Birgitta Essén, Ulrika Byrskog, Malin Ahrne, Rhonda Small, Ewa Andersson, Aisha Adan, Fardosa Hassen Ahmed, Karin Tesser, Yvonne Lidén, Monika Israelsson, Anna Åhman-Berndtsson, Erica Schytt   +11 more
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