Patient-perceived barriers to early initiation of prenatal care at a large, urban federally qualified health center: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early initiation of prenatal care is widely accepted to improve the health outcomes of pregnancy for both mothers and their infants. Identification of the various barriers to entry into care that patients experience may inform and improve health care provision and, in turn, improve the patient's ability to receive necessary care.

Aim

This study implements a mixed-methods approach to establish methods and procedures for identifying barriers to early entry to prenatal care in a medically-vulnerable patient population and areas for future quality improvement initiatives.

Methods

An initial chart review was conducted on obstetrics patients that initiated prenatal care after their first trimester at a large federally qualified health center in Brooklyn, NY, to d

SUBMITTER: Holt VN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11193180 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature