1. Pregnancy and perinatal health in Inner Mongolia, China, 1996–1999
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Liu, Z., Lobdell, D.T., Myers, S.L., He, L., Yang, M., Kwok, R.K., Mumford, J.L., and Mendola, P.
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MATERNAL health services , *MORTALITY , *PREGNANCY , *PREGNANT women , *LOW birth weight , *CHILD welfare , *COMPARATIVE studies , *INFANT mortality , *RESEARCH methodology , *EVALUATION of medical care , *MEDICAL cooperation , *PRENATAL care , *RESEARCH , *MOTHERS , *EVALUATION research , *SOCIAL history - Abstract
Objective: To obtain descriptive measures of maternal and perinatal health in the Ba Men Region of Inner Mongolia, China.Methods: Data collected from the Examination Chart for Pregnant Women for approximately 22,000 pregnancies in a three-county area of Inner Mongolia, China from December 1, 1996 through December 31, 1999 were analyzed for maternal, perinatal, and neonatal outcomes.Results: Compared to selected developing countries, a higher percentage of women (99%) in this region received at least one prenatal care visit. This region was also characterized by a low percentage of low birthweight (<2.5 kg) infants (1%) and neonatal mortality rate (5 deaths per 1000 live births).Conclusions: Maternal and neonatal health outcomes in this region of Inner Mongolia were better than those in selected developing countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2007
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