Retrospective Review of Prenatal Care and Perinatal Outcomes in a Group of Uninsured Pregnant Women

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-243

  Jarvis, Catherine ^a,b   Munoz, Marie ^b,c   Graves, Lisa ^d   Stephenson, Randolph ^a   D'Souza, Vinita ^a   Jimenez, Vania ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Ministere de la Sante et des Services Sociaux   (Canada)

^d NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kotelchuck Index; Medically uninsured; Precarious status; Pregnancy; Prenatal care; Undocumented

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; UNINSURED PREGNANT WOMEN; ADULT; INSURANCE; PATIENT; PREGNANCY; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANADA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961221556     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34824-1     Document Type: Article

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