| Title | Prenatal health care beyond the obstetrics service: utilization and predictors of unscheduled care. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Magriples, Urania, Trace S. Kershaw, Sharon Schindler Rising, Zohar Massey, and Jeannette R. Ickovics |
| Journal | American journal of obstetrics and gynecology |
| Volume | 198 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 75.e1-7 |
| Date Published | 2008 Jan |
| ISSN | 1097-6868 |
| Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Appointments and Schedules, Female, Gestational Age, Health Care Surveys, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Hospitals, University, Humans, Maternal Health Services, Multivariate Analysis, Obstetrics, Office Visits, Predictive Value of Tests, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, Probability, Prospective Studies, Regression Analysis, Risk Assessment, Socioeconomic Factors |
| Abstract | The objective of the study was to describe the patient characteristics of prenatal care utilization within and outside of routine obstetric care, and the clinical and psychosocial factors that predict care utilization. |
| Alternate Journal | Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. |
