A prospective observational description of frequency and timing of antenatal care attendance and coverage of selected interventions from sites in Argentina, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Pakistan and Zambia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research is one of the largest international networks for testing and generating evidence-based recommendations for improvement of maternal-child health in resource-limited settings. Since 2009, Global Network sites in six low and middle-income countries have collected information on antenatal care practices, which are important as indicators of care and have implications for programs to improve maternal and child health. We sought to: (1) describe the quantity of antenatal care attendance over a four-year period; and (2) explore the quality of coverage for selected preventative, screening, and birth preparedness components.

Methods

The Maternal Newborn Health Registry (MNHR) is a prospective, population-based b

SUBMITTER: Bucher S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4464209 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature