Time from pregnancy recognition to prenatal care and associated newborn outcomes

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 550-556

  Ayoola, Adejoke B ^a   Nettleman, Mary D ^b   Stommel, Manfred ^c  

^a CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Admission into neonatal intensive care unit; Low birth weight; Newborn outcomes; PRAMS; Pregnancy recognition; Prematurity; Prenatal care; Prenatal care initiation; Prenatal entry

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956235927     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2010.01167.x     Document Type: Article

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