RGV Health Connect :: Indicators :: Mothers who Received Early Prenatal Care

Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

Why is this important?

Prenatal care is health care a person receives during pregnancy. Prenatal care is most effective when it starts early and continues throughout pregnancy. It can help prevent and address health problems in both pregnant people and infants. Interventions to increase access to health care can help more pregnant people get the prenatal care they need (Healthy People 2030).

Considerations for Equitable Approaches: Pregnant people in the United States are more likely to die from childbirth than those living in other developed countries (Healthy People 2030). Nationally, pregnant people who are American Indian/Alaska Native and Black are 2 to 3 times as likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than pregnant people who are White (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Inclusive Language Recommendations: As not all people who are pregnant identify as women, recommendations for more gender-inclusive language include using "pregnant people" and "pregnant patients" or other wording as applicable when referring to general recommendations for pregnancy (National Institutes of Health).

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