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Does antenatal care facilitate utilization of emergency obstetric care? A case-referent study of near-miss morbidity in Bolivia

Roost, Mattias ; Altamirano, Victor Conde ; Liljestrand, Jerker LU and Essen, Birgitta (2010) In Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 89(3). p.335-342
Abstract
Objective. To determine whether lack of routine antenatal care (ANC) is associated with near-miss morbidity upon arrival at hospital. Design. Case-referent study. Setting. Four maternity hospitals in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia, where free maternal health care is provided through a government subsidized program. Sample. Women with severe maternal morbidity upon arrival at hospital (n = 297). Facility-matched referents with an uncomplicated childbirth at hospital (n = 297). Methods. Prospective inclusion of participants over a period of six months, using clinical and management-based criteria for near-miss. Multivariate logistic regression. Main outcome measures. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Individual and joint... (More)
Objective. To determine whether lack of routine antenatal care (ANC) is associated with near-miss morbidity upon arrival at hospital. Design. Case-referent study. Setting. Four maternity hospitals in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia, where free maternal health care is provided through a government subsidized program. Sample. Women with severe maternal morbidity upon arrival at hospital (n = 297). Facility-matched referents with an uncomplicated childbirth at hospital (n = 297). Methods. Prospective inclusion of participants over a period of six months, using clinical and management-based criteria for near-miss. Multivariate logistic regression. Main outcome measures. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Individual and joint effects of interacting variables. Results. Lack of ANC, lower education levels, and rural residence were interactively associated with near-miss upon arrival. Lack of ANC among women with limited education resulted in a four-fold greater risk for this condition. Such risk was considerably increased for women who lived in rural areas (OR 12.6; 95% CI 2.8-56.6). In addition, high maternal age and first time pregnancy were associated with near-miss upon arrival. Conclusions. This study identified subpopulations most likely to benefit from interventions designed to enable timely care-seeking for obstetric complications. ANC appears to facilitate utilization of emergency obstetric care, especially for women with socio-demographic disadvantages. Targeted initiatives to increase routine ANC may reduce severe maternal morbidity and mortality, both in urban and rural areas. (Less)
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Near-miss morbidity, antenatal care, socio-demographic differentials
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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
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89
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335 - 342
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Wiley-Blackwell
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1600-0412
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10.3109/00016340903511050
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English
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  author       = {{Roost, Mattias and Altamirano, Victor Conde and Liljestrand, Jerker and Essen, Birgitta}},
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  title        = {{Does antenatal care facilitate utilization of emergency obstetric care? A case-referent study of near-miss morbidity in Bolivia}},
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