Predisposing Individual Characteristics and Perinatal Outcomes of Women in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area Who Initiate Prenatal Care Late in Their Pregnancy : A Case-Control Study
Joint Authors
Shimbo, Takuro
Sadatsuki, Miyuki
Kakogawa, Jun
Matsushita, Takeji
Source
ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the individual characteristics and perinatal outcomes of women who initiate prenatal care late in their pregnancy in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Methods.
Retrospective study.
The study enrolled all women at our hospital who initiated prenatal care after 22 weeks of gestation (late attenders) and control women who initiated prenatal care prior to 11 weeks of gestation participated in the study at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine between January 1, 2007 and June 30, 2011.
We compared the maternal characteristics and perinatal outcomes of late attenders with those of the control group.
Results.
A total of 121 late attenders and 1,787 controls were enrolled.
Late attenders had a higher incidence of unmarried compared with the control group (P<0.01).
There were no differences in the incidence of preterm delivery and low birth weight; however, babies of the late attenders had a higher incidence of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit compared with the control group (P<0.01).
Conclusions.
Our results indicate that there is a pressing need for further steps to promote the importance of receiving prenatal care during pregnancy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kakogawa, Jun& Sadatsuki, Miyuki& Matsushita, Takeji& Shimbo, Takuro. 2012. Predisposing Individual Characteristics and Perinatal Outcomes of Women in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area Who Initiate Prenatal Care Late in Their Pregnancy : A Case-Control Study. ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kakogawa, Jun…[et al.]. Predisposing Individual Characteristics and Perinatal Outcomes of Women in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area Who Initiate Prenatal Care Late in Their Pregnancy : A Case-Control Study. ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510304
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kakogawa, Jun& Sadatsuki, Miyuki& Matsushita, Takeji& Shimbo, Takuro. Predisposing Individual Characteristics and Perinatal Outcomes of Women in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area Who Initiate Prenatal Care Late in Their Pregnancy : A Case-Control Study. ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510304
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-510304