title: Practical prenatal care. I. Initial prenatal care.
abstract: Most factors which place the mother or fetus at risk are present at the time of the initial prenatal visit or develop during the pregnancy and before admission to the hospital. As many as 40 per cent of all high risk patients may be detected at the initial prenatal visit.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003376:Counseling; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008598:Menstruation; D010808:Physical Examination; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012306:Risk; D012924:Social Conditions