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July 15, 2025Open Access

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

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CACatherine ArsenaultMCMonica ChaudhryAMAnagaw Derseh Mebratie

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Prospective cohort study finds lower quality antenatal care linked to increased intrapartum complications and poor postpartum health.

Key Points

  • Quality of antenatal care varies significantly across Ethiopia, Kenya, India, and South Africa, averaging from 46% to 79%.
  • Only 0.6% of women received all recommended antenatal care interventions during their pregnancies.
  • Longitudinal antenatal care quality declines in Ethiopia and Kenya as pregnancy progresses, raising concerns for maternal health.
  • Higher longitudinal ANC quality is associated with lower odds of both intrapartum complications (44% lower) and poor postpartum health (55% lower).

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Arsenault et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a02b6e6551bb0af8cc521https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.11.25331356
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