Late registration for prenatal care in a high-risk population.
Late registration for prenatal care prevents many of the benefits of regular care from accruing to mother and fetus. For a high-risk, indigent population, this deficit becomes additionally important. We surveyed all patients presenting for care after 15 weeks gestation to elicit specific reasons for late registration, in an attempt to improve quality of care.
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Johns Hopkins Medical Services Corp., Baltimore, MD 21202.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015142:Baltimore; D003625:Data Collection; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008489:Medical Indigency; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors