Bmc Pregnancy Childb
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Bmc Pregnancy Childb · May 2017
Multicenter StudyAssociation between maternal social deprivation and prenatal care utilization: the PreCARE cohort study.
Maternal social deprivation is associated with an increased risk of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. Inadequate prenatal care utilization (PCU) is likely to be an important intermediate factor. The health care system in France provides essential health services to all pregnant women irrespective of their socioeconomic status. Our aim was to assess the association between maternal social deprivation and PCU. ⋯ Social deprivation is independently associated with an increased risk of inadequate PCU. Recognition of risk factors is an important step in identifying barriers to PCU and developing measures to overcome them.