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Table 2 Time windows for the outcome measures and routine ANC visits including the primary screening test

From: eRegCom—Quality Improvement Dashboard for healthcare providers and Targeted Client Communication to pregnant women using data from an electronic health registry to improve attendance and quality of antenatal care: study protocol for a multi-arm cluster randomized trial

 

First visit

Routine visits

Recommended occurrence of ANC visits, GW

Any week

16

18–22

24–28

32

36

Included in outcome measures, GW

Any week ± 7 days

15–17

18–22

24–28

31–33

35–37

Primary screening tests for priority conditionsa

Blood pressure, hemoglobin, urine glucose

Blood pressure, fetal growth

Blood pressure

Blood pressure, hemoglobin, blood glucose

Blood pressure, fetal growth

Blood pressure, hemoglobin, fetal growth

  1. ANC antenatal care, GW weeks of gestation
  2. aAnemia, hypertension, diabetes, and fetal growth restriction according to the Palestinian guidelines