Abstract
While the current prenatal visit schedule is widely accepted as providing the highest quality prenatal care and followed by health care practitioners in this country and abroad, it is not based on sound scientific evidence. The frequency and timing of visits which provide the critical threshold to make a difference in outcomes, especially in women who are healthy and considered to be at low-risk for pregnancy complications, is not clear. Women attending prenatal care at a free-standing birthing center (N = 81) staffed by certified nurse-midwives participated in this prospective, randomized study designed to evaluate the effects of an alternative prenatal care visit schedule for low-risk pregnant women.
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Lambda
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Pregnancy, Patient Outcomes, Community Nursing
Advisor
Deborah Koniak-Griffin
Degree
Doctoral-Other
Degree Grantor
University of California, Los Angeles
Degree Year
1994
Recommended Citation
Walker, Deborah Sue, "Evaluation of an alternative prenatal care visit schedule for low-risk pregnant women" (2024). Dissertations. 1958.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1958
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9517743; ProQuest document ID: 304082463. The author still retains copyright.