Prenatal care and maternal age, education and reproductive behaviour.

PIP: The reproductive behavior of 1525 pregnant women was studied at the time of pregnancy termination in relation to maternal age, education, prenatal care, and number of previous pregnancies. The results showed that the frequency of maternal attendance at prenatal care centers was significantly related to maternal education and that total pregnancies/woman is inversely correlated with maternal education. The type of pregnancy termination which resulted in livebirths or abortion has significant relation to maternal age insofar as the highest % of abortion was observed in the 15-19 year age group and the highest number of natural deliveries was observed in the 20-29 year age group.^ieng