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PREGNANCY AND PERINATAL HEALTH, INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA, DECEMBER 1996-DECEMBER 1999
Citation:
Liu, Z., L. He, M. Yang, R K. Kwok, J. S. Mumford, AND D. T. LOBDELL. PREGNANCY AND PERINATAL HEALTH, INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA, DECEMBER 1996-DECEMBER 1999. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTRETICS 99(2):127-131, (2007).
Impact/Purpose:
to determine effects of prenatal care on birthweight
Description:
Pregnancy and Perinatal Health, Inner Mongolia, China, December 1996- December 1999
Subtitle: Pregnancy and Perinatal Health, Inner Mongolia, China
Authors: Z. Liu1, D.T. Lobdell2, L. He1, M. Yang1, R. Kwok2, J. Mumford2
Affiliations:
1 Ba Men Anti-Epidemic Station, Ba Men, Inner Mongolia, China
2United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Keywords: Perinatal health, maternal health, prenatal care, Inner Mongolia
Synopsis: Most pregnant women from Inner Mongolia, China had at least one prenatal care visit (99%) and had a low percentage of low birthweight infants (1.1%).
Send Correspondence to:
Danelle T. Lobdell, Ph.D.
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, MD58A, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA; Telephone: 919-843-4434, Fax: 919-966-7584, Email: lobdell.danelle@epa.gov
Structured Abstract
Objectives: To obtain descriptive measures of maternal and perinatal health in Inner Mongolia, China. Methods: Data collected from Examination Chart for Pregnant Women (ECPW) for approximately 22,000 pregnancies in a three-county area of Inner Mongolia, China for December 1, 1996 through December 31,1999 were analyzed for maternal, perinatal and neonatal outcomes. Outcomes for this population were compared to similar measures from selected developing countries and United States (U.S.). Results: Compared to developing countries, pregnant women in this region received higher levels of prenatal care and lower percentage of low birthweight (<2.5 kg) infants. Compared to U.S., pregnant women from Inner Mongolia were comparable in terms of attending at least one prenatal care visit. However, pregnant women from Inner Mongolia had slightly increased neonatal mortality rate but a lower percentage of low birthweight infants. Conclusions: Most Inner Mongolian women had prenatal care and had a low percentage of low birthweight infants.
