Prenatal Care
Prenatal care, also known as antenatal care, is a type of preventive healthcare. It is provided in the form of medical checkups, consisting of recommendations on managing a healthy lifestyle and the provision of medical information such as maternal physiological changes in pregnancy, biological changes, and prenatal nutrition including prenatal vitamins, which prevents potential health problems throughout the course of the pregnancy and promotes the mother and child's health alike. The availability of routine prenatal care, including prenatal screening and diagnosis, has played a part in reducing the frequency of maternal death, miscarriages, birth defects, low birth weight, neonatal infections …
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NACo: National Association of Counties · 1 July 2024 English
As owners and Counties Research Foundation (NACoRF) surveyed administrators of the local health and human services county officials on their role and authority in maternal social net, county leaders recognize …
partnerships with other groups in the community. A • Prenatal care coordination majority (64 percent) of respondents … of maternal health – mortality, access to prenatal care justices of the peace, a county health officer … centers and a FQHC’s wraparound services and prenatal care. 30 • The County Maternal Health Landscape Inequities …
Nuffield Trust · 6 February 2024 English
Understanding differences in infant mortality rates across local areas 2 1 2 3 4 5 The variety of local authority characteristics that were associated with infant mortality and the potential …
Catalano PM and Mann LI (1996) ‘Effect of prenatal care on obstetrical outcome’, Journal of Maternal-Fetal …
Aurora Health Care · 2024 English
Unintended pregnancy effects included: fewer prenatal care visits, increased prevalence of intrauterine …
Defining Health Promotion and Disease Prevention · 2024 English
24.2% of AI/AN women do not receive adequate prenatal care and 26.7% of AI/AN babies were born in areas … Practices: Holding space for midwifery care ‒ Prenatal Care Outside the Paradigm: How to promote cultural …
HCPF: Department of Health Care Policy & Financing · 2024 English
The programs may focus on: o Getting timely prenatal care. o Addressing obesity. o Preventing diabetes …
SIECUS: Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States · 2024 English
Define prenatal care and identify medically accurate sources of information about prenatal care SH … contraception, emergency contraception, prenatal care, adoption, abortion, STD, including HIV, … (including parenting, abortion, adoption, and prenatal care) SH.10.AI.2 Describe the steps for how a …
HCA: Hospital Corporation of America · 2024 English
attributable to maternal obesity. Comprehensive prenatal care is imperative to achieving positive health outcomes … Chihuahua, Mexico 1 year ago. Despite having prenatal care, a rapidly enlarging verrucous plaque on her …
RAINN: National Sexual Violence Resource Center · 2024 English
the professional is providing the woman with prenatal care or other health care services. Where does it …
CPS: Canadian Paediatric Society · 2024 English
syphilis during pregnancy due to inadequate prenatal care, a gap further aggravated by the pandemic noted …
