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  1. What are the essential components of antenatal care? A systematic review of the literature and development of signal functions to guide monitoring and evaluation

    Antenatal care (ANC) is one of the key care packages required to reduce global maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Objectives. To identify the essential components of ANC and develop signal functions. Search strategy. MESH headings for databases including Cinahl, Cochrane, Global Health, Medline, PubMed and Web of Science. Selection ...

  2. What are the essential components of antenatal care? A ...

    Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is one of the key care packages required to reduce global maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Objectives: To identify the essential components of ANC and develop signal functions. Search strategy: MESH headings for databases including Cinahl, Cochrane, Global Health, Medline, PubMed and Web of Science.

  3. Evidence review for antenatal care planning involving a

    Literature review and description of model of care implemented at the Maternal Health Clinic: Smith, M. R., Pande, B., Evaluating the requirement for a joint obstetric/cardiology clinic within NHS tayside, Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 99, A135, 2014 ... Evidence review for antenatal care planning involving a ...

  4. Factors impacting antenatal care utilization: a systematic review of 37

    This review demonstrated that there is a paucity in the literature examining the direct and indirect impacts of conflict on ANC utilization. ... Ekabua J, Ekabua K, Njoku C. Proposed framework for making focused antenatal care services accessible: a review of the Nigerian setting. ISRN Obstet Gynecol. 2011; 2011:1-5. doi: 10.5402/2011/253964 ...

  5. Input, process, and output factors contributing to quality of antenatal

    Background High-quality antenatal care (ANC) provides a lifesaving opportunity for women and their newborns through providing health promotion, disease prevention, and early diagnosis and treatment of pregnancy-related health issues. However, systematically synthesised evidence on factors influencing the quality of ANC services is lacking. This scoping review aims to systematically synthesize ...

  6. A Literature Review on Emerging Factors Affecting Antenatal Care

    A systematic scoping review of studies focused on factors associated with the use of antenatal care services by pregnant women was done. In total, 30 relevant articles were included for review.

  7. Provision and uptake of routine antenatal services: a qualitative

    This review was designed to complement the existing Cochrane Reviews of the efficacy of different antenatal models of care (Catling 2015; Dowswell 2015), to inform the antenatal care recommendations in the WHO guideline for a positive pregnancy experience , and to provide insights for the design and implementation of improved antenatal care in ...

  8. Magnitude, disparity, and predictors of poor-quality antenatal care

    Antenatal care is directed toward ensuring healthy pregnancy outcomes. Quality antenatal care increases the likelihood of receiving an effective intervention to maintain maternal, fetal, and neonatal well-being, while poor quality is linked to poor pregnancy outcomes.

  9. What are the essential components of Antenatal Care? A systematic

    A systematic review of the literature and development of signal functions to guide monitoring and evaluation | Background: Antenatal Care (ANC) is one of the key care-packages required to reduce ...

  10. Factors impacting antenatal care utilization: a systematic review of 37

    This review demonstrated that there is a paucity in the literature examining the direct and indirect impacts of conflict on ANC utilization. Specifically, research should be conducted in the nine FCAS that are not currently represented in the literature. ... including antenatal care (ANC). This systematic review aims to identify the factors ...

  11. Antenatal care services and its implications for vital and health

    Objectives Antenatal care (ANC) is an essential part of primary healthcare and its provision has expanded worldwide. There is limited evidence of large-scale cross-country studies on the impact of ANC offered to pregnant women on child health outcomes. We investigate the association of ANC in low-income and middle-income countries with short- and long-term mortality and nutritional child ...

  12. A systematic review of providers' experiences of facilitating group

    Group antenatal care is a rapidly expanding alternative antenatal care delivery model. Research has shown it to be a safe and effective care model for women, but less is known about the perspectives of the providers leading this care. This systematic review examined published literature that considered health care professionals' experiences of facilitating group antenatal care.

  13. Telehealth in antenatal care: recent insights and advances

    For decades, antenatal care in high-resource settings has involved 12-14 face-to-face visits across pregnancy. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many care providers to rapidly embrace telehealth to reduce face-to-face visits. Here we review recent advances in telehealth used to provide antenatal care. We conducted a narrative review examining the impact of telehealth on obstetric care.

  14. (Pdf) Antenatal Health Care; a Literature Review of Antenatal and

    PDF | On Apr 1, 2017, Muhammad Asim and others published ANTENATAL HEALTH CARE; A LITERATURE REVIEW OF ANTENATAL AND POSTNATAL HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION IN PAKISTAN | Find, read and cite all the ...

  15. The Public Health Importance of Antenatal Care

    The Public Health Importance of Antenatal Care. The health of future generations is to a great extent determined by the baby's growth and development within the womb. The success of fetal life determines not only the health of the newborn, but also has a major impact on adult health and disease risk. Good perinatal health is therefore ...

  16. Factors affecting the utilization of antenatal care in developing

    Aim: This paper is a report of a systematic review to identify and analyse the main factors affecting the utilization of antenatal care in developing countries. Background: Antenatal care is a key strategy for reducing maternal mortality, but millions of women in developing countries do not receive it. Data sources: A range of electronic databases was searched for studies conducted in ...

  17. Number of antenatal care utilization and associated factors among

    Antenatal care is among the most effective interventions to mitigate maternal mortality and morbidity. It is an entry point for delivery care, postnatal care and child immunization. ... Simkhada P. Factors affecting the utilization of antenatal care in developing countries: systematic review of the literature. J Adv Nurs. 2008;61(3):244-60.

  18. Cauda equina syndrome with surgical intervention in pregnancy ...

    A multidisciplinary approach is critical, especially at periviable gestational ages of pregnancy. Our case and review of the literature demonstrates that patients in the second trimester can be ...

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    The findings of this literature review could help in planning and developing strategies for utilization of antenatal care ANC among pregnant women. Discover the world's research 25+ million members

  20. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Antenatal Care Among Pregnant

    Still, these alterations can also result in ailments such as morning sickness, heartburn, and constipation. 3 During pregnancy, a healthy diet and lifestyle are essential for the growth of a healthy baby and can have long-term health benefits for the infant. 4 The classical Unani literature also provides details regarding antenatal care (ANC ...

  21. Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (DEB): How Can Pregnancy Alter the

    Furthermore, this literature review sought to answer the question of whether, and if so, in which way, the pregnancy condition may alter the course of the underlying dermatologic skin disease. Having all this information is indispensable when counseling a patient with DEB who desires a child or is expecting one. ... Antenatal Care 2.1. Prenatal ...

  22. Digital health interventions for improving access to primary care in

    Access to quality healthcare remains a challenge in low-and middle-income countries. Vulnerable populations with unmet needs face the greatest challenge in accessing primary care for appropriate and timely healthcare. The use of digital technologies can not only strengthen health systems but also improve access to health care, particularly for the vulnerable. This scoping review aims to assess ...

  23. Factors affecting utilization of antenatal care in Ethiopia: A

    Conclusion. The findings of this review found several modifiable factors such as empowering women through education and increasing their decision-making power, promoting family planning to prevent unplanned pregnancy, increasing awareness of women through mass media and making services more accessible would likely to increase utilization of antenatal care.

  24. Antenatal Care Service Utilization of Pregnant Women Attending

    Antenatal care utilization was defined as at least three antenatal care visits, consumed 90+ Iron and Folic Acid tablets, and two or more tetanus toxoid injections taken. Accordingly, if the pregnant women received the entire recommended antenatal care they wer coded as 1; if care was not received, they were coded as zero (0). 20