Impact of reduced prenatal visit frequency on obstetric outcome in low-risk mothers

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-29

  Tasnim, Nasira ^b,c   Mahmud, Ghazala ^b   Arif, Mohammed Shafique ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Feto maternal complications; Low risk pregnancy; Prenatal care; Reduced prenatal visits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CHI SQUARE TEST; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; MATERNAL DISEASE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PAKISTAN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 14844334561     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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