| Perinatal outcome and antenatal care in a black South African population. | |
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PMID: 8516973 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The relationship between perinatal outcome and antenatal care was investigated at King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, by a case control retrospective study of pregnancy records in 165 perinatal deaths and 156 infants surviving the perinatal period. 82% of the mothers of live infants had booked for antenatal care compared with only 60% of those who experienced a perinatal death. Hospital booking was associated with a higher infant birthweight. For those who booked earlier there was no reduction in total perinatal mortality or the stillbirth:neonatal death ratio, and many of the mothers of highest risk failed to book. This suggests that the better perinatal outcome in booked mothers may have been secondary to the type of mother who chose to book, rather than the actual antenatal care. To help reduce perinatal mortality, methods must be employed which reach those mothers who are most likely to fail to book. |
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I B Menown; J A Archbold; C Wills |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: The Ulster medical journal Volume: 62 ISSN: 0041-6193 ISO Abbreviation: Ulster Med J Publication Date: 1993 Apr |
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Created Date: 1993-07-22 Completed Date: 1993-07-22 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0417367 Medline TA: Ulster Med J Country: NORTHERN IRELAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 37-43 Citation Subset: IM |
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Health and Health Care Research Unit, Queen's University, Belfast. |
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African Continental Ancestry Group Birth Weight Case-Control Studies Female Fetal Death* Gestational Age Humans Infant Mortality* Infant, Newborn Pregnancy Prenatal Care / utilization* Retrospective Studies South Africa |
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Journal Information Journal ID (nlm-ta): Ulster Med J Journal ID (pmc): ulstermedj ISSN: 0041-6193 Publisher: Ulster Medical Society |
Article Information Download PDF  Print publication date: Month: 4 Year: 1993 Volume: 62 Issue: 1 First Page: 37 Last Page: 43 ID: 2449017 PubMed Id: 8516973 |
| Perinatal outcome and antenatal care in a black South African population. | |
| I. B. Menown | |
| J. A. Archbold | |
| C. Wills | |
| Health and Health Care Research Unit, Queen's University, Belfast. |
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