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PRENATAL CARE
Early Prenatal Care
Women living in U.S. cities with a population of over 100,000
are less likely to begin prenatal care in the first 3 months of
pregnancy than women nationwide. The gap in early entry into prenatal
care between urban women and the nation as a whole has narrowed
since 1991.
In 2002, 80.8 percent of pregnant women living in U.S. cities
began prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, compared
to 83.7 percent nationwide. The percentage of women receiving prenatal
care has increased steadily in the past decade at both the city
and nationwide levels. The Healthy People 2010 objective is for
90 percent of pregnant women to begin prenatal care in the first
trimester.
Late or No Prenatal Care
In 2002, 4.6 percent of pregnant women living in U.S. cities with
a population over 100,000 either began prenatal care in the 3rd
trimester or received no prenatal care. The percentage of women
receiving late or no prenatal care is 28 percent higher among women
living in cities than among the overall U.S. population.
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Child Health USA 2004 is not copyrighted.
Readers are free to duplicate and use all or part of the information contained
on this page. Suggested Citation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health
Bureau. Child Health USA 2004. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, 2004.
