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ArticleInternational journal of public health2017

Measuring antenatal care use in Europe: is the content and timing of care in pregnancy tool applicable?

Katrien Beeckman, Lucy Frith, Helga Gottfreðsdóttir, Annette Bernloehr

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Katrien BeeckmanDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery Research unit, Vrije Universtiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium. katrien.beeckman@uzbrussel.be.
Lucy FrithDepartment of Health Services Research, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Helga GottfreðsdóttirFaculty of Nursing-Department of Midwifery, University of Iceland Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Annette BernloehrHannover Medical School, Midwifery Research and Education Unit, Hannover, Germany.

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Abstract

objectivesMeasuring of antenatal care utilisation is important from a public health perspective. The Content and Timing of care in Pregnancy tool (CTP) focuses on the care process and includes aspects on quality of care. The aim of the study is to gain insight in the applicability of the CTP tool across Europe.

methodsNational guidelines for routine antenatal care were examined, analysing the degree to which the four items in the CTP tool were included in these guidelines.

resultsFrom the 30 countries, 22 had a national guideline for routine antenatal care. The CTP tool is applicable in over 60% of the European countries with a national guideline.

conclusionsThe CTP tool can be used to measure antenatal care delivery in Europe. The tool is useful to evaluate the care process, focusing on rates of interventions as the closest approximation to the delivery of health care, with a focus on content of visits rather than simply the number of visits. Together with indicators measuring structure and outcome of health care, conclusions about the quality of care can be made.

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Quality Indicators, Health CareEuropeFemaleGuidelines as TopicHumansPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPrenatal CareSurveys and QuestionnairesAntenatal careCare process indicatorsClinical guidelinesContent of careHealth services researchQuality of care

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