title: Does the frequency of outpatient visits in addition to the regularly scheduled prenatal visits identify a poor pregnancy outcome?
abstract: Do extra outpatient visits, in addition to regularly scheduled visits, identify a pregnancy at risk of an adverse outcome? This prospective investigation analysed additional outpatient visits, by low-risk obstetric patients. One hundred and sixty-two women were evaluated with one to two additional visits and 66 had three or more visits. Antepartum and intrapartum pregnancy complications between groups was similar suggesting that frequency of additional visits does not identify a pregnancy at risk for an adverse outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jagoe
authors.forename: Everett F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Magann
authors.forename: Suneet P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Morrison
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003696:Delivery Rooms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009819:Office Visits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010045:Outpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014218:Triage