Antenatal Care Adequacy in Three Provinces of Vietnam: Long an, Ben Tre, and Quang Ngai

Trinh et al show with clarity the benefit of antenatal care and improved outcomes in maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. The data set used, which goes up to 1999, also suggests an improving trend in infant mortality as the economy grows and the GDP increases. These rates of improvement are...

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Published in:Public health reports (1974) 2006-07, Vol.121 (4), p.468-475
Main Authors: Trinh, Lieu Thi Thuy, Dibley, Michael John, Byles, Julie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Clinical outcomes
Cross-Sectional Studies
Developing countries
Female
Gross domestic product
Health services utilization
Humans
Infant Mortality
Infant mortality rates
Infant, Newborn
International Observer
International observers
LDCs
Maternal Mortality
Patient Satisfaction
Pregnancy
Prenatal care
Prenatal Care - organization & administration
Public health
Quality Indicators, Health Care - organization & administration
Recommendations
Social Class
Vietnam
Womens health
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Summary:Trinh et al show with clarity the benefit of antenatal care and improved outcomes in maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. The data set used, which goes up to 1999, also suggests an improving trend in infant mortality as the economy grows and the GDP increases. These rates of improvement are at a rate of about 7 percent annually. In fact, infant mortality rates have changed dramatically in the last two decades in Vietnam.
ISSN:0033-3549
1468-2877
DOI:10.1177/003335490612100417