Risk factors for inadequate prenatal care use in the metropolitan area of Aracaju, Northeast Brazil

• Main Authors: de Souza Luiz (Author), Almeida Maria (Author), Lima Danilo DF (Author), Bettiol Heloísa (Author), Guimarães Alzira Maria DN (Author), Ribeiro Eleonora RO (Author), Silva Antônio (Author), Gurgel Ricardo Q (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of prenatal care is to promote good maternal and foetal health and to identify risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes in an attempt to promptly manage and solve them. Although high prenatal care attendance is reported in...