title: Poor antenatal care and pregnancy outcome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To characterize women receiving poor antenatal care and assess their perinatal risk.
  
  
  METHODS
  Computerized data.
  
  
  METHODS
  Public hospital setting Paris (1987-1990). Comparison with representative sample in Ile-de-France region (n = 6423).
  
  
  METHODS
  Poor attenders with less than 3 visits (n = 210) were compared with good attenders with 3 visits or more (n = 5631).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Poor attenders were younger and had higher rates of perinatal mortality (4.7%), preterm delivery (Odds ratio 5.2:4.3-6.3) and low birth weight (Odds ratio 4.6:3.7-5.6).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Women with poor antenatal care have a greater risk for adverse pregnancy outcome. This risk cannot be attributed to unfavourable living conditions only.
authors.affiliation: Epidemiological Research Unit on Women and Children's Health, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Blondel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dutilh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delour
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uzan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008423:Maternal Age; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors