| Appropriate technology: antenatal care. | |
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PMID: 10075217 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Appropriate health technology should be effective, safe and feasible. The current antenatal care model originated from western countries. The absence of direct randomized, controlled trials precludes a straight forward evaluation of the impact of prenatal care on birth outcomes. Interventions of proven benefits in eliminating or alleviating adverse maternal outcomes include routine iron and folate supplementation in areas of high anemia prevalence, hemoglobin determination late in pregnancy, screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria by urine culture or dipstick, serologic screening and treatment of syphilis, obtaining a history of difficult labor in multipara or height in nullipara and external cephalic version at term. Interventions of proven benefits in eliminating or alleviating adverse newborn outcomes include routine measurement of fundal height, reduction of maternal physical strain, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, malaria prophylaxis, adequate tetanus immunization, antenatal and perinatal Zidovudine in HIV-positive mothers and one vaginal examination during pregnancy. Only these interventions of proven benefits should be implemented. |
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Authors:
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P Lumbiganon |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Volume: 63 Suppl 1 ISSN: 0020-7292 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Gynaecol Obstet Publication Date: 1998 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-05-06 Completed Date: 1999-05-06 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0210174 Medline TA: Int J Gynaecol Obstet Country: IRELAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S91-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. pisake@kku.ac.th |
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Developing Countries Female Humans Infant Welfare* Infant, Newborn Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications / prevention & control Pregnancy Outcome* Prenatal Care / methods*, trends Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Reproductive Techniques / standards* Technology Assessment, Biomedical Thailand |
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