Predictors of the timing of initiation of antenatal care in an ethnically diverse urban cohort in the UK
Open Access
- 3 May 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Vol. 13 (1), 1-8
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-13-103
Abstract
In the UK, women are recommended to engage with maternity services and establish a plan of care prior to the 12th completed week of pregnancy. The aim of this study was to identify predictors for late initiation of antenatal care within an ethnically diverse cohort in East London.Keywords
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