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Show Appendix The Kessner Index A measure of the quantity of prenatal care received in which a woman's prenatal care is classified as "adequate" if it begins in the first trimester and includes nine or more visits for a pregnancy of 36 or more weeks; "intermediate" if it begins in the second trimester or includes five to eight visits for a pregnancy of 36 or more weeks; or "inadequate" if it begins in the third trimester or includes four or fewer visits for a pregnancy of 34 or more weeks. (Source: As quoted in Institute of Medicine, Prenatal Care: Reaching Mothers. Reaching Infants. Washington, D.C.: National Academy, p. 27.) Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1993 123 |
