1. Progress in antenatal care but more services needed.
- Author
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Zarcostas, John
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PRENATAL care , *PREGNANT women , *PRENATAL diagnosis , *OBSTETRICAL diagnosis , *REPRODUCTIVE technology , *HUMANITARIAN assistance , *INTERNATIONAL relief , *WOMEN'S health , *DISEASES in women - Abstract
Discusses the increase in the number of pregnant women in poor countries receiving antenatal care during pregnancy. Efforts of humanitarian services offered by WHO and UNICEF to provide antenatal service to women in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America; Need for higher standards associated with the examinations for blood pressure measurement, urine testing, and blood tests to detect syphilis and severe anemia; Findings of differences in use of antenatal care in urban and rural areas; Impact of education and wealth on antenatal visit rates.
- Published
- 2004
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