"No visible signs of pregnancy, no sickness, no antenatal care": Initiation of antenatal care in a rural district in Northern Ghana

• मुख्य लेखकों: Agnes Millicent Kotoh (लेखक), Michael Boah (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Abstract Background Attending antenatal care (ANC) early contribute to better birth outcomes. Studies have shown that many pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa do not initiate ANC early (i.e. in the first trimester). This study determined the gestational age of pregnancy at first ANC attendance. It...