Early prenatal care is associated with contributing to good birth outcomes and the preventing low-birthweight and infant mortality.
Prenatal care includes risk assessment, medical treatment and health education.
3 Low Birthweight Low birthweight is a risk factor for infant mortality. Low birthweight is also an indicator that women are not getting prenatal care, or are getting prenatal care in the late stages of pregnancy. 6 Infant Mortality Infant mortality one of the universally accepted measure of the overall health status and social well-being of a population. The draft national health objective 2010 for all infant deaths is no more than 5 deaths per 1,000 live births. Overall, the rate of infant deaths among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the US declined from 5.8 in 1991 to 1995 to 5.3 per 1,000 live births.