Patient-perceived barriers to early initiation of prenatal care at a large, urban federally qualified health center: a mixed-methods study

• Main Authors: Valerie N. Holt (Author), Elan Pelegrí (Author), Mary Hardy (Author), Lindsey Buchin (Author), Isaac Dapkins (Author), Meleen Chuang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Early initiation of prenatal care is widely accepted to improve the health outcomes of pregnancy for both mothers and their infants. Identification of the various barriers to entry into care that patients experience may inform and improve health care provision and, in turn, impro...