TY - JOUR AU - Heaman, Maureen I. AU - Martens, Patricia J. AU - Brownell, Marni D. AU - Chartier, Mariette J. AU - Thiessen, Kellie R. AU - Derksen, Shelley A. AU - Helewa, Michael E. PY - 2018 DA - 2018/11/01 TI - Inequities in utilization of prenatal care: a population-based study in the Canadian province of Manitoba JO - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth SP - 430 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Ensuring high quality and equitable maternity services is important to promote positive pregnancy outcomes. Despite a universal health care system, previous research shows neighborhood-level inequities in utilization of prenatal care in Manitoba, Canada. The purpose of this population-based retrospective cohort study was to describe prenatal care utilization among women giving birth in Manitoba, and to determine individual-level factors associated with inadequate prenatal care. SN - 1471-2393 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-2061-1 DO - 10.1186/s12884-018-2061-1 ID - Heaman2018 ER -