title: Randomized controlled trials in the evaluation of antenatal care.
abstract: Many of the practices carried out during antenatal care improve the well-being of mother or baby and reduce the burden of adverse perinatal outcome. Other practices have either not been evaluated or have been shown to be ineffective. Evidence from randomized clinical trials provides the best evidence about the effectiveness of these practices.
authors.affiliation: McMaster University, Hamilton.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Enkin
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000517:prevention & control; D000074606:Smoking Prevention