Term: Prenatal Care Visits (PCV) / Prenatal Care (PNC) / Prenatal Doctor Visits

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2013-09-30

Definition:

A series of regular contacts between a healthcare provider, typically a physician, and a pregnant woman, that take place at scheduled intervals between the confirmation of pregnancy and the initiation of labour. The primary function of this care is to monitor the progress of pregnancy to identify complications, to provide information to the women on beneficial practices, and to co-ordinate the involvement of other providers in the mother's labour and the delivery of the newborn.

See the Prenatal Care Visits (PCV) / Prenatal Care (PNC) Visits concept for more detailed information.

Related concepts 

• Maternal and Newborn Health Status Indicators
• Prenatal Care Visits (PCV) / Prenatal Care (PNC) Visits
• Revised-Graduated Prenatal Care Utilization Index (R-GINDEX)

Related terms 

• Complications
• Healthcare Provider
• Healthy Baby Community Support Programs
• Healthy Baby Prenatal Benefit Program
• Inadequate Prenatal Care
• Late Initiation of Prenatal Care
• Low Number of Prenatal Care Visits
• Midwifery Summary Reports Data
• Newborn
• Prenatal and Family Risk Factors
• Prenatal Population
• Revised-Graduated Prenatal Care Utilization Index (R-GINDEX)

References 

• Mustard CA. The Utilization of Prenatal Care and Relationship to Birthweight Outcome in Winnipeg, 1987-88 (Report #93-01). Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1993. [Report] (View)

Term used in 

• Brownell M, Chartier M, Au W, Schultz J. Evaluation of the Healthy Baby Program. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2010. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Brownell M, Chartier M, Santos R, Ekuma O, Au W, Sarkar J, MacWilliam L, Burland E, Koseva I, Guenette W. How are Manitoba's Children Doing? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Brownell M, Santos R, Kozyrskyj A, Roos N, Au W, Dik N, Chartier M, Girard D, Ekuma O, Sirski M, Tonn N, Schultz J. Next Steps in the Provincial Evaluation of the BabyFirst Program: Measuring Early Impacts on Outcomes Associated with Child Maltreatment. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2007. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Chartier M, Finlayson G, Prior H, McGowan K, Chen H, de Rocquigny J, Walld R, Gousseau M. Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Heaman M, Kingston D, Helewa M, Brownell M, Derksen S, Bogdanovic B, McGowan K, Bailly A. Perinatal Services and Outcomes in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] (View)