Wanted: better care for pregnant women.
In three prenatal clinics in Latin America the average attendance time by pregnant women was 129 minutes but the average time spent with a doctor was only 8-10 minutes. In order to improve prenatal care, providers should analyse what happens during visits. Assessments should be made of the usefulness of the services offered and some thought should be given as to who might best provide them.
Kestler
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Epidemiologic Research Center in Reproductive Health, General Hospital San Juan de Dios, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008800:Mexico; D010176:Panama; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000639:trends*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D014504:Urban Health; D014687:Venezuela