Average number of prenatal care visits, by selected characteristics, Canada, 2006/2007
Notes¹:
Parity: the number of live births a woman has had to date.
Primiparous: a woman who has given birth one time.
Multiparous: a woman who has given birth two or more times.
Source: CICH graphic created using data adapted from the Public Health Agency of Canada. What Mothers Say: The Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey 2006-2007. Ottawa, 2009. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rhs-ssg/pdf/tab-eng.pdf -accessed July 24, 2017.
In 2006/07, there was little variation in the number of prenatal care visits according to maternal age, level of education, parity or income.
1Public Health Agency of Canada. What Mothers Say: The Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey 2006-2007. Ottawa, 2009. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rhs-ssg/pdf/survey-eng.pdf-accessed July 24, 2017.