Lack of prenatal care in a traditional community: Trends and perinatal outcomes

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 285, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1237-1242

  Abu Ghanem, Sara ^a   Sheiner, Eyal ^a   Sherf, Michael ^a   Wiznitzer, Arnon ^a   Sergienko, Ruslan ^a   Shoham Vardi, Ilana ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bedouin; Lack of prenatal care (LOPC); Perinatal complications; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HUMAN; LACK OF PRENATAL CARE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREND STUDY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; COMMUNITY CARE; FETUS OUTCOME; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARABS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862757794     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-011-2153-x     Document Type: Article

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