BACKGROUND: Prenatal care is one of the most widely used preventive health services;
however, use varies substantially. Our objective was to examine prenatal care among …

The objective of this study is to determine which maternal events and diagnoses in the two
years before childbirth are associated with higher risk for having a first child taken into care …

Objective Little is known about how prenatal care influences health outcomes in Canada.
The objective of this study was to examine the association of prenatal care utilization with …

Background The reasons why women do not obtain prenatal care even when it is available
and accessible are complex. Despite Canada's universally funded health care system, use …

OBJECTIVES: To determine if adolescent mothers who were in the care of child protection
services (CPS) when they gave birth to their first child are more likely to have that child taken …

Background Ensuring high quality and equitable maternity services is important to promote
positive pregnancy outcomes. Despite a universal health care system, previous research …

Background We investigated whether mothers experience changes to their health and social
situation after having a child taken into care by child protection services, then compared …

Background In the prenatal period, women can have sustained contact with nurses and
other clinicians, forming relationships that are likely to be health enhancing for both the …

Objectives Georgia has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the United States, and ranks
40th for infant mortality. The Georgia Maternal and Infant Health Research Group was …

Although the importance of prenatal care is widely recognized, little is known about the
impact of different models of care on health outcomes. We examined the relationships of …