The relationship between self-reported emotional health, demographics, and perceived satisfaction with prenatal care.

Aims to describe pregnant women with poor emotional health and the relationship between self-reported emotional health and prenatal care satisfaction. To this end, 1,265 women who delivered a live-born singleton infant were interviewed and information abstracted from prenatal records. Concludes that patient assessment of satisfaction with prenatal care may be related to both self-reported emotional health and delivery of medical care. Identifying and addressing emotional health of prenatal patients may improve compliance with medical recommendations, ultimately improving health outcomes.