From research to practice: the example of antenatal care in Thailand

• Main Authors: Pisake Lumbiganon (Author), Narong Winiyakul (Author), Chompilas Chongsomchai (Author), Kamron Chaisiri (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: The World Health Organization, 2004-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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The rationale for providing antenatal care is to screen predominantly healthy pregnant women to detect early signs of, or risk factors for, abnormal conditions or diseases and to follow this detection with effective and timely intervention. The recommended antenatal care programme in most developing...