Prenatal Benefits Improve Birth Outcomes Among Working Mexican Women

Hollander, D

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“…One of the most prominent benefits cited by participating mothers was that FANC assists in creating a good rapport between health workers and service users. Rapport building amongst women using antenatal care services is a prerequisite for continuation of service utilization (Hollander, 1997 (Chapman, 2003;Gross et al, 2012;Haws et al, 2010). Seeking permission from the husband or the household head to utilize FANC significantly contributed to low utilization of FANC by pregnant women in Ho Teaching Hospital.…”

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Factors influencing the utilization of Focused antenatal care services during pregnancy, a study among postnatal women in a tertiary healthcare facility, Ghana

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Factors influencing the utilization of Focused antenatal care services during pregnancy, a study among postnatal women in a tertiary healthcare facility, Ghana

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“…Our analysis revealed that the frequency of antenatal care (ANC) visits had significant independent effects on both LBW and PTB. The effectiveness of timely adequate number of ANC is well established in reducing the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes [49][50][51]. As almost all women (99.4%) in Oman received ANC at least once during pregnancy [32], this could be an important avenue for screening medical and obstetric complications so that timely interventions and treatment can be given to reduce the risk of LBW and PTB.…”

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Maternal and Neonatal Factors Influencing Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight in Oman: A Hospital Based Study

Islam¹

2013

Int. J. Child Health Nutr.

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Background: Preterm births (PTB) and low birth weight (LBW)-the two distinct adverse pregnancy outcomesare the major determinants of perinatal survival and development. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of LBW and PTB and identify the maternal and neonatal risk factors influencing them. Methods: Data for the study come from a cross-sectional retrospective study conducted at the maternity ward of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH) in Oman during the period between November 2011 and February 2012. Data on 534 singleton live births that occurred during the study period were extracted from hospital record. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression model were used for data analysis. Results: The incidence of PTB and LBW were observed to be 9.7% and 13.7% respectively. Half (51.8%) of the LBW babies were PTB and 48.2% of the LBW babies were of term births. Differences and similarities were noted for the risk profile for PTB and LBW. Risk factors specific to PTB were maternal age, previous pregnancy loss, and infant's length, while birth interval, maternal weight and BMI during pregnancy, and gestational age were the risk factors unique to LBW. ANC visit, infant's gender, Apgar score, and head circumference of infants were the common significant risk factors influencing both LBW and PTB. Conclusions: The incidence of PTB and LBW are moderately high in Oman. They are associated with different risk factors. A greater understanding and modification of identified risk factors would help reduce the incidence of PTB and LBW in Oman.

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“…Inadequate use of ANC services throughout a pregnancy is associated with adverse health outcomes, such as maternal and perinatal mortality, low birth weight, and premature delivery [3–4]. In recent years, the government of Malawi and supporting international non-governmental agencies have prioritized efforts to increase the number of ANC clinic visits and healthcare facility (HCF) deliveries.…”

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Impact of program transfer from a non-governmental organization to a district health office: Evaluation of a program integrating water treatment and hygiene kits into reproductive health and HIV services, Machinga District, Malawi, 2010-2012

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Background In September 2009, the Machinga Integrated Antenatal Water Hygiene Kit Program began addressing problems of unsafe water, high infant mortality, and low antenatal care (ANC) attendance in Machinga District, Malawi. In March 2011, the supporting international non-governmental organization transitioned management of the program to the Machinga District Health Office (DHO). We evaluated maternal and HIV service use before and after program transition to the DHO. Methods We compared pre- and post-transition periods by examining data recorded in ANC and maternal registries in 15 healthcare facilities (HCFs) by proportion z-tests. We classified HCFs by size, using the median monthly patient volumes as the split for large or small facilities. We used logistic regression to evaluate changes in the use of ANC, maternal, and HIV services and their interactions with HCF size. Results The percentage of women attending their first ANC visit during the first trimester was similar in the pre-and post-transition periods (9.3% vs 10.2%). Although the percentage of women with ≥4 ANC visits was similar from pre- to post-transition (26.0% vs 24.8%), the odds increased among women in small facilities (OR: 1.37, 95% CI: 1.24–1.51), and decreased among women in large facilities (OR: 0.80, 95% CI: 0.75–0.85). Although a similar percentages of pregnant women were diagnosed with HIV in all HCFs in the pre- and post-transitions periods (6.4% vs 4.8%), a substantially larger proportion of women were not tested for HIV in large HCFs (OR: 6.34, 95% CI: 5.88–6.84). A larger proportion of women gave birth at both small (OR: 1.30, 95% CI: 1.16–1.45) and large HCFs (OR: 1.55, 95% CI: 1.43–1.67) in the post-transition vs. the pre-transition period. Conclusions The evaluation results suggest that many positive aspects of this donor-supported program continued following transition of program management from a non-governmental organization to a DHO.

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Prenatal Benefits Improve Birth Outcomes Among Working Mexican Women

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Factors influencing the utilization of Focused antenatal care services during pregnancy, a study among postnatal women in a tertiary healthcare facility, Ghana

Factors influencing the utilization of Focused antenatal care services during pregnancy, a study among postnatal women in a tertiary healthcare facility, Ghana

Maternal and Neonatal Factors Influencing Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight in Oman: A Hospital Based Study

Impact of program transfer from a non-governmental organization to a district health office: Evaluation of a program integrating water treatment and hygiene kits into reproductive health and HIV services, Machinga District, Malawi, 2010-2012

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