Cohort analysis of antenatal care and delivery outcomes in pregnancy: a basis for improving maternal health

• DOI: 10.5588/pha.13.0103
• Publication Date: 2014-06-19T01:16:50Z
• Authors: A. D. Harries; A. Jahn; A. Ben-Smith; O. J. Gadabu; G. P. Douglas; A. Seita; A. Khader; R. Zachariah
• Keywords: Prenatal Care

Cohort analysis has been the cornerstone of tuberculosis (TB) monitoring and evaluation for nearly two decades; these principles have adapted patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune-deficiency syndrome on antiretroviral treatment diabetes mellitus hypertension. We now make case using cohort analyses pregnant women during antenatal care, up to including childbirth. believe that this approach would strengthen current systems used in care by providing more precise information at regular time intervals. Accurate real-time data how many are enrolled their characteristics, interventions they receiving outcomes mother child should provide a solid basis action reduce maternal mortality.