Individual and healthcare system factors influencing antenatal care attendance in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The World Health Organisation recommends women have at least four antenatal care visits (ANC) during a low risk pregnancy. However, in Saudi Arabia, many mothers miss these appointments, placing their health and that of their baby at risk. Limited research which has explored why this is happening has focused on low maternal education or personal barriers such as lack of transport. The aim of the current research was therefore to understand what factors at the individual and healthcare systems level were associated with missing antenatal care in Saudi Arabia. METHODS:Two hundred and forty-two pregnant women in their third trimester completed a questionnaire examining their care attendance (appointments missed, planned future attendance, timing of first appointment) alongside barr

SUBMITTER: Alanazy W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6971985 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature