Table 1

Rates of prenatal care utilization in Winnipeg, 1991–2000: A comparison of two indices

Index
Categories
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Overall


9093
8966
8725
8726
8440
8039
7478
7210
7188
7124
80989*


(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)

APNCU Index













Intensive
26.6
32.9
33.1
31.9
32.2
32.1
31.7
31.3
28.4
33.6
31.4

Adequate
40.3
39.6
40.8
41.9
39.7
38.5
38.6
37.4
36.2
40.9
39.5

Intermediate
24.1
19.0
17.7
18.4
20.3
21.6
22.2
23.1
26.0
17.5
20.9

Inadequate
8.6
8.0
7.9
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.3
7.9
8.9
7.8
7.9

No prenatal care
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.4
R-GINDEX













Intensive
10.8
13.5
13.6
12.8
12.4
13.2
12.3
12.8
11.0
13.4
12.6

Adequate
37.2
43.1
44.0
44.0
42.8
40.3
41.3
39.4
38.0
42.3
41.3

Intermediate
42.3
34.8
33.8
35.3
36.6
37.9
38.1
38.0
39.7
36.1
37.2

Inadequate
9.2
8.2
8.2
7.5
7.9
8.3
8.2
9.5
10.8
7.9
8.5

No prenatal care
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.4

*Number of singleton live births per year and overall

Heaman et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008 8:15   doi:10.1186/1471-2393-8-15