Prenatal Care: New Perspectives About an Often Used Health Service

Formal prenatal care began nearly a century ago and has remained one of the most often used health services. Women in the United States who eventually deliver with no prenatal care are rare. However, 10% of African American and 7.7 % of Hispanic women have higher rates of inadequate or no prenatal care. This issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America pertains to the essential need of obstetricians and their coclinicians to reexamine their practices of prenatal care. Originally published in 2008, the issue has been updated and reedited by Sharon T.

Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics - July 26, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: William F. Rayburn Tags: Foreword Source Type: research