Inadequate prenatal care and its association with adverse pregnancy outcomes: A comparison of indices

Table 1 Rates of prenatal care utilization in Winnipeg, 1991–2000: A comparison of two indices

Index	Categories	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	Overall
		9093	8966	8725	8726	8440	8039	7478	7210	7188	7124	80989*
		(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
APNCU Index
	Intensive	26.6	32.9	33.1	31.9	32.2	32.1	31.7	31.3	28.4	33.6	31.4
	Adequate	40.3	39.6	40.8	41.9	39.7	38.5	38.6	37.4	36.2	40.9	39.5
	Intermediate	24.1	19.0	17.7	18.4	20.3	21.6	22.2	23.1	26.0	17.5	20.9
	Inadequate	8.6	8.0	7.9	7.4	7.5	7.6	7.3	7.9	8.9	7.8	7.9
	No prenatal care	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.4
R-GINDEX
	Intensive	10.8	13.5	13.6	12.8	12.4	13.2	12.3	12.8	11.0	13.4	12.6
	Adequate	37.2	43.1	44.0	44.0	42.8	40.3	41.3	39.4	38.0	42.3	41.3
	Intermediate	42.3	34.8	33.8	35.3	36.6	37.9	38.1	38.0	39.7	36.1	37.2
	Inadequate	9.2	8.2	8.2	7.5	7.9	8.3	8.2	9.5	10.8	7.9	8.5
	No prenatal care	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.4

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