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Barriers to Prenatal Care : An Examination of Use of Prenatal Care Among Low-Income Women in New York City
Barriers to Prenatal Care An Examination of Use of Prenatal Care Among LowIncome Women in New York City Author:Francis G. Caro, Eleanor Marshall, Anjean B. Carter, Debra Kalmuss, Katherine Fennelly, Iris Lopez Many women who live in poor neighborhoods in New York City receive little or no prenatal care; the result is a rising infant mortality rate. BARRIERS TO PRENATAL CARE is a report based on interviews with 568 low-income women and with patients and staff at six prenatal clinics; it identifies the many barriers standing between these women an... more »d good health care.« less