Prenatal Care as a Gateway to Other Health Care: A Qualitative Study

Populations with higher rates of being uninsured in the United States have inconsistent access to health care and struggle to find care that fits their needs. For many without access to regular health care, prenatal care can be an entry point for obtaining care related —and unrelated—to pregnancy. We aimed to understand people's lived experience of whether and how pregnancy status enables access to health care unrelated to pregnancy.

Source: Womens Health Issues - October 3, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Katherine Ehrenreich, Katrina Kimport Tags: Original Article Source Type: research