Variation in Guideline-Based Prenatal Care in a Commercially Insured Population

Despite the importance of prenatal care, quality measurement efforts have focused on the number of prenatal visits, or prenatal care adequacy, rather than the services received. It is unknown whether receiving more prenatal visits is associated with receiving more guideline-based prenatal care services. The relationship between guideline-based prenatal care and patients ’ clinical and sociodemographic characteristics has also not been studied.

Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - October 3, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Rebecca A. GOUREVITCH, Tanya NATWICK, Christine E. CHAISSON, Amber WEISETH, Neel T. SHAH Tags: Original Research: Obstetrics Source Type: research