Year: 1999
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This retrospective chart review examined the relationship between the number of prenatal visits and infant apgar scores and compared infant apgar scores among women who received inadequate, intermediate and adequate prenatal care according to Kessner's classification. Quota sampling was used to identify 30 individuals in each category of prenatal care. The sample (N=90) consisted of women who delivered their babies at a hospital in a large Midwestern city. Neuman's Systems Model provided the framework for the study. The findings indicate that there is a positive relationship between the number of prenatal visits and infant apgar scores (r=.33, p=.002) and that there are significant differences in infant apgar scores among women who received inadequate, intermediate and adequate prenatal care (F=3.5, df=2, 87, p=.035).
Author: Sarah Pernie
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W22140266