National Health Research Conference 2020 – Comparing the health seeking behaviours of pregnant women in two JFPA clinics in the time of COVID-19

The standard protocol for antenatal clinic (ANC) visits for no risk pregnant women followed by the Jamaica Family Planning Association (JFPA) is monthly visits up to 28 weeks gestation; followed by fortnightly visits up to 37 weeks and weekly after. This protocol is informed by the World Health Organization recommendations to improve the quality of antenatal care. They are designed to reduce the risk of stillbirths and pregnancy complications and give women a positive pregnancy experience. [1].

Comparing the health seeking behaviours of pregnant women in two JFPA clinics in the time of COVID-19

Authors: Pauline Russell-Brown, DrPH, Jamaica Family Planning Association (JFPA); Dorothy Boyd-Brown, JFPA; Veronica Brown, JFPA; Nastassia Lammie; JFPA; Nahima Smith, JFPA; Olive Thorney (JFPA).

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Jamaica Family Planning Association

Jamaica Family Planning Association (JFPA) is a non-government and non-profit organization that has operated in Jamaica since 1957. The entity is a member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation/ Western Hemisphere Region. The Association operates within national policy guidelines to provide contraceptives, vaccination for adults and children, gynecological, antenatal and post-natal services.