The mean gestational age of onset of cares was 12.59 ± 1 weeks for the group with inadequate care and 8.39 ± 0.3 weeks for the other group (p = 0.05) (Table 1).
The mode of delivery in women consisted of 82 (39.04%) NVD and 128 (60.85%) Cesarean section. The relationship between prenatal care and route of delivery is showed in Table 2.Regarding the gestational age, there were 51 (24.28%) preterm, 130 (61.9%) term l, and 24 (11.42%) post-date delivery. There were no significant differences among two groups according to the gestational age at delivery (P = 0.3).
The mean birth weight of all neonates was 2891.19 ± 45.07 g; the figures for the group with adequate care and the group with inadequate care were 2958.21 ± 49.2 g and 2757.14 ± 90.9 g, respectively, indicating a signifi- cant difference (p = 0.05) (Table 2)