The prevention of preterm delivery through prenatal care: an intervention study in Martinique.
During 1976-1978, improvements were made in the free prenatal care provided by the maternal and child health authority (PMI) of Martinique. Central to these changes was implementation of a program of preventive prenatal care developed in France by one of the authors (EP). Data on all births during 1980-1982 show no significant difference in pregnancy outcomes between women receiving free prenatal care from the government and women receiving private care from obstetricians.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008395:Martinique; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers; D008880:Midwifery; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods; D011331:Private Practice; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors