Abstract:

 To analyze the effect of systematic prenatal health education and an appropriate prenatal diagnosis on pregnancy outcome. Methods266 women who had undergone prenatal health education and prenatal diagnosis were enrolled in the experimental group, and 208 pregnant women who had not undergone these served as the control group. Their knowledge about antenatal care, delivery, infant care and their pregnancy outcome were analyzed. ResultsThere was significant deviation(P＜0.05) in their knowledge about pregnancy nutrition, cesarean advantages and disadvantages, normal delivery, and infant care. The control group had a higher cesarean section rate than the experimental group(P＜0.05). ConclusionSystematic prenatal health education and an appropriate prenatal diagnosis for pregnant women obviously improve maternal health and pregnancy outcome, and decrease the mother and fetus disease rate.

Key words: Pregnancy outcome; Antenatal care; Prenatal examination; Patient education