J
Health Care Poor Underserved 1990 Fall;1(2):229-36.
Prenatal ultrasound: are socially disadvantaged groups afforded equal access?
Moore RM Jr, Kaczmarek RG, Hamburger S.
Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration,
Rockville, MD 20852.
A retrospective cohort study was conducted of the patterns of ultrasound
use during pregnancy for all single live births (n = 2542) delivered at
a major teaching hospital in one calendar year. Extent of maternal education
was inversely correlated with the probability of receiving a prenatal
ultrasound examination (p less than 0.001). Clinic patients were more
likely to receive prenatal ultrasound examinations than were private patients
(p less than 0.001). Blacks were more likely than whites to receive prenatal
ultrasound examinations (p less than 0.001). Short duration of prenatal
care, inadequate weight gain during pregnancy, and history of previous
pre-term delivery were all associated with an increased probability of
receiving a prenatal ultrasound examination (p less than 0.001).
PMID: 2130902 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
