Early Prenatal Care

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Description of Indicator

This indicator measures the proportion of babies born to women who received prenatal care in their first trimester of pregnancy.

Early prenatal care provides an excellent opportunity to detect and treat maternal medical problems such as anemia, diabetes, and poor nutrition (10). Early prenatal care, which includes counseling and support for healthy habits such as abstaining from smoking, alcohol, and drug use, can prevent major birth defects and increase opportunities for delivering a healthy baby (11, 12). Mothers who receive late or no prenatal care are more likely to have babies with low birth weight, stillborn or who die in the first year of life (10).

Programs to increase awareness and reduce barriers to accessing prenatal care are provided by the Kaiser Family Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative.

Why is this Important to Health?

Resources

Newport Beach Irvine Yorba Linda Aliso Viejo Rancho Santa Margarita Villa Park Laguna Beach Seal Beach Brea Laguna Niguel Huntington Beach Mission Viejo Fountain Valley Placentia Costa Mesa Los Alamitos Dana Point San Clemente La Palma Tustin Lake Forest Cypress Orange Orange County Fullerton Laguna Hills La Habra Santa Ana Anaheim Buena Park Garden Grove Westminster Stanton San Juan Capistrano California United States Laguna Woods 96.2% 94.8% 94.1% 93.9% 93.8% 93.7% 93.5% 93.4% 93.3% 92.8% 91.6% 91.0% 90.9% 90.9% 90.7% 90.4% 90.3% 90.3% 90.3% 90.1% 90.0% 89.8% 89.5% 89.4% 89.3% 88.6% 88.1% 87.0% 86.9% 86.7% 86.0% 85.8% 85.4% 85.4% 83.7% 83.2% 80.0%

Percent of Women Receiving Early Prenatal Care by City, 2006-2008

Early Prenatal Care by Zip Code, 2006-2008

LOS ANGELES

La Palma Buena Park La Habra Brea

Fullerton

Placentia

SAN BERNARDINO

Yorba Linda

Cypress Los Alamitos Anaheim

Stanton

Garden Grove Orange Villa Park

Seal Beach Westminster

Santa Ana

Fountain Valley Huntington Beach

Costa Mesa Tustin

Irvine Unincorporated

Lake Forest

RIVERSIDE

Newport Beach Rancho Santa Margarita

Laguna Woods Mission Viejo

Laguna Hills Aliso Viejo Unincorporated

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Percent of Women Receiving Early Prenatal Care

80% - 88% 89% - 91% 92% - 95% 96% - 97% Data missing or unstable

Laguna Beach Laguna Niguel

San Juan Capistrano

Dana Point

San Clemente

SAN DIEGO

0 2.5 5 10 Miles