Characteristics of women without a postpartum checkup among PRAMS participants, 2009-2011
Authors
Danilack, Valery A.Brousseau, E Christine
Paulo, Briana A.
Matteson, Kristen A.
Clark, Melissa A.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Quantitative Health SciencesDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2019-07-01Keywords
Clinic visitObstetrics
PRAMS
United States Centers for Disease Control Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
Postpartum
Surveys
Epidemiology
Health Services Administration
Health Services Research
Maternal and Child Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Women's Health
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Introduction: For uncomplicated pregnancies in the United States, a healthcare visit 4 to 6 weeks postpartum is recommended to assess a woman's mental, social, and physical health. We studied whether sociodemographic characteristics and pregnancy and delivery factors were related to the likelihood of missing a postpartum checkup. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 64,952 women who completed the United States Centers for Disease Control Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Phase 6 survey in 2009-2011 from 17 states and New York City that included a Yes/No question about receiving a maternal postpartum checkup. We calculated risk ratios (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) to assess the association between maternal factors and lack of a postpartum checkup. Results: Compared to women who attended a postpartum checkup (89.4%), women who missed the visit (10.6%) were younger, unmarried, less educated, with lower income, without insurance, and smokers (all p < 0.05). Compared to women with adequate prenatal care, women with intermediate (RR 1.79 (95% CI 1.70-1.88)) or inadequate (RR 2.71 (95% CI 2.53-2.91)) care were more likely to miss the checkup. Women were more likely to miss this checkup if their infant was born at a residence compared to a hospital (RR 2.27 (95% CI 1.71-3.01)), and were less likely to miss the checkup if their newborn had a 1-week well visit (RR 0.70 (95% CI 0.61-0.81)). Discussion: Sociodemographic factors and noncompliance with other medical care were associated with missing a postpartum checkup. Women with a high-risk of not attending a postpartum visit should be targeted for interventions to increase their accessibility to care.Source
Matern Child Health J. 2019 Jul;23(7):903-909. doi: 10.1007/s10995-018-02716-x. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI
10.1007/s10995-018-02716-xPermanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/46807PubMed ID
30631991Related Resources
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