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Barriers to prenatal care in a multiethnic, urban sample

A Scupholme, E G Robertson, A S Kamons

    Journal of Nurse-Midwifery
    |March 1, 1991
    PubMed
    Summary

    Systemic, patient-related, and financial issues were key barriers preventing women from accessing prenatal care. Cultural behaviors also impacted birth weight, regardless of prenatal care access.

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