- Provide
a scientific evidence-base for practice interventions and evaluations.
- Design
a prenatal care system in which an antenatal visit is planned for a
specific gestational age, with each visit having specific well-defined
goals and objectives.
- Pregnant
women and providers will each be aware of the specific expectations
for every visit, thus promoting a partnership with a common goal of
a healthy infant and mother.
- Enhancing
patient education will be a hallmark of this healthcare partnership
and the goal-oriented prenatal care system.
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Improve overall patient satisfaction and lessen inter-provider variability,
which is often perceived by pregnant woman in a negative manner and
as a sign of clinical naiveté and uncertainty.
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