Pattinson R C, Rossouw L
S Afr Med J. 1987 May 2;71(9):559-60.
A prospective controlled study was carried out at Tygerberg Hospital to ascertain the difference between booked and unbooked mothers with regard to social and medical aspects and knowledge of the medical system. Thirty unbooked mothers were compared with 77 booked mothers. The general picture that emerged was that the unbooked mother is young, unmarried and unemployed, has a low income and has no permanent relationship with the father of the infant. However, she knows where the antenatal clinic is and that she should and when she should attend. The reasons for not attending were non-specific. There was no difference between the two groups as regards level of education. The obstetric complications in the unbooked group were premature labour, premature rupture of the membranes and intra-uterine death. These did not occur in the control group. It is suggested that an important difference between booked and unbooked patients is personality and attitude towards pregnancy and parenthood.
在泰格伯格医院开展了一项前瞻性对照研究，以确定已登记和未登记产妇在社会、医学方面以及对医疗系统的了解上的差异。将30名未登记产妇与77名已登记产妇进行了比较。得出的总体情况是，未登记产妇年轻、未婚且失业，收入低，与婴儿父亲没有固定关系。然而，她知道产前诊所的位置，也知道自己应该何时前往就诊。未就诊的原因不明确。两组在教育水平方面没有差异。未登记组的产科并发症有早产、胎膜早破和宫内死亡。对照组未出现这些情况。研究表明，已登记和未登记患者之间的一个重要差异在于性格以及对怀孕和为人父母的态度。
