The impact of Centering Pregnancy Group Prenatal Care on postpartum family planning

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 50.e1-50.e7

  Hale, Nathan ^a   Picklesimer, Amy H ^b   Billings, Deborah L ^a   Covington Kolb, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Centering Pregnancy; family planning; group prenatal care; postpartum; prenatal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GROUP PRENATAL CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; PUERPERIUM; SMOKING;

EID: 84890833695     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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