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Table 1 Proposal of adequacy of prenatal care visits by gestational age

From: Risk factors for low birth weight in Botucatu city, SP state, Brazil: a study conducted in the public health system from 2004 to 2008

Gestation (weeks)

Number of prenatal care visits1

22 or less

1-3

23-27

4 or more

28-31

5 or more

32-36

6 or more

37 or more

7 or more

  1. 1 Adequacy from PHPN and Kessner Index [20, 25, 26]