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Prenatal health care beyond the obstetrics service: utilization and predictors of unscheduled care.

TitlePrenatal health care beyond the obstetrics service: utilization and predictors of unscheduled care.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsMagriples, Urania, Trace S. Kershaw, Sharon Schindler Rising, Zohar Massey, and Jeannette R. Ickovics
JournalAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Volume198
Issue1
Pagination75.e1-7
Date Published2008 Jan
ISSN1097-6868
KeywordsAdolescent, 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
AbstractThe 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 JournalAm. J. Obstet. Gynecol.

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