Longitudinal antenatal care quality and postpartum health: findings from a prospective cohort study in Ethiopia, India, Kenya and South Africa

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Effective antenatal care (ANC) requires high quality longitudinal services to provide a health benefit to mothers and newborns. Few studies have assessed the quality of care across the continuum of pregnancy or its impact on outcomes in lower income countries with high perinatal mortality. <h4>Methods and findings</h4> We conducted a prospective study in eight rural and urb...

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• Anthropometry
• Birth, Development, and Health
• Gestational Age
• Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
• Premature Birth
• Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis

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85329f33-3fa8-5c79-96c3-7c31f508db5f

DOI

10.1101/2025.07.11.25331356