Delayed entry into prenatal care among women with pre-pregnancy health conditions, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2011.

ABSTRACT: First trimester entry into prenatal care is recommended for all women, and especially women with pre-pregnancy conditions. Our objective was to determine whether women with pre-pregnancy conditions were at lower risk of entry after the first trimester (delayed entry) into prenatal care than women without a pre-pregnancy health condition. We used data from 10,890 participants in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study who delivered liveborn infants without birth defects. Women reported pre-pregnancy conditions and timing of entry into prenatal care during a computer-assisted telephone interview. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to evaluate whether having a pre-pregnancy condition was associated with delayed entry into prenatal care compared to women without pre-

SUBMITTER: Simeone RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10392703 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature