Economic implications of poor access to antenatal care in rural and remote Western Australian Aboriginal communities: An individual sampling model of pregnancy

Jeffrey W. Cannon, Ute A. Mueller, Janet Hornbuckle, Ann Larson, Karen Simmer, John P. Newnham and Dorota A. Doherty

European Journal of Operational Research, 2013, vol. 226, issue 2, 313-324

Abstract: Australian Aboriginal women attend antenatal care less frequently and experience poorer pregnancy outcomes than non-Aboriginal women. Improving access to antenatal care is recognised as a means to improve pregnancy outcomes for mother and baby.

Keywords: Individual sampling model; Decision analytic model; Antenatal care; Pregnancy care; Neonatal outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.10.041

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