Abstract

A group of 431 patients who had given birth, but had not attended regular check-ups during their pregnancy, are compared with a cumulative comparative group. The data is from a databank, belonging to the Swiss gynaecological working group. The following results are striking: Very young women, relatively older childbearing women, a noticeably high number of unmarried women and women from the Mediterranean countries. The number of women with heavy nicotine abuse is significant. The general progress of the pregnancy is however not noticeably different from the comparative group. The premature birth rate is higher in the group without pregnancy check-ups, as are birth deficiences and clinical foetal distress. Particularly noticeably is the high number of perinatal deaths. The pointlessness and the possible reasons for lack of regular pregnancy check-ups are discussed.

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