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About a Quarter of Pregnant Women in the US Don't Get Prenatal Care in Their First Trimester, Report Says
The March of Dimes links delayed prenatal care to higher preterm birth risks and systemic barriers affecting one quarter of pregnant women in the US, including 40% on Medicaid.
- On Monday, the March of Dimes released a report saying only about 75% of babies last year were born to mothers who started prenatal care in the first trimester, a growing and dangerous trend experts warn.
- Maternity care deserts force long travel distances to providers, affecting counties home to over 2 million women of reproductive age and about 150,000 births every year.
- Measured harms include delayed prenatal care raising risks of preterm birth, contributing to over 20,000 infant deaths and over 600 maternal deaths annually, the March of Dimes reported.
- Clinicians report first prenatal visits often occur weeks before delivery, including patients first seen at 37 weeks and at 39 weeks, with blood glucose nearly 300 requiring immediate induction.
- With Medicaid covering more than 40% of births and an 11.7% preterm rate among mothers using Medicaid, experts urge reimbursing prenatal and postpartum care at true cost.
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About a quarter of pregnant women in the US don’t get prenatal care in their first trimester, report says
A report released Monday by the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes says that only about 75% of babies last year were born to mothers who started prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy.
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