Characteristics of Women Who Do Not Seek Prenatal Care and Implications for Prevention

Facteurs déterminant le lieu d’accouchement chez des femmes ayant bénéficié au moins d’une consultation prénatale dans une structure sanitaire (Sénégal)

“…La multiparité est retrouvée comme facteur favorisant l'accouchement à domicile par plusieurs auteurs [27][28][29]. Cette situation peut s'expliquer par le fait que ces femmes ne considèrent plus la grossesse comme une épreuve dangereuse pouvant menacer la vie.…”

Life Stressors and Barriers to Timely Prenatal Care for Women with High-Risk Pregnancies Residing in Rural and Nonrural Areas

“…Rural and nonrural women with high-risk pregnancies identified similar barriers to prenatal care and these barriers placed them at comparable risk for untimely prenatal care initiation. The barriers that placed them at greatest risk, including no way to get to doctor's office or clinic and not having a Medicaid card, insurance, or money to pay for visits, have been cited in previous research with pregnant women in the general population who may not have been categorized as having high-risk pregnancies (Beeckman, Louckx, & Putman, 2011;Braveman, Marchi, Egerter, Pearl, & Neuhaus, 2000;Friedman, Heneghan, & Rosenthal, 2009). Using the 2003 Oregon PRAMS data, prior research also has found no significant association between residence category (rural vs. nonrural) and barriers (money/insurance, social/logistic) to prenatal care initiation (Epstein, Grant, Schiff, & Kesehagen, 2009).…”

Lack of prenatal care in a traditional community: trends and perinatal outcomes

“…Behavioral correlates of lack of prenatal care also include substance abuse and, possibly, alcohol consumption [13]. Friedman et al [14] recently demonstrated in a retrospective study of 211 women in Cleveland, Ohio that the major risk factor for not seeking prenatal care is the history of substance use (30% of women).…”