Objectives
Perinatal oral health is a critical component to obstetric practice, with significant implications for maternal, fetal and infant health. Adverse obstetric outcomes are thought to be mediated by infectious and inflammatory pathophysiologic mechanisms. Recent data demonstrate that obstetric health care providers do a poor job proactively incorporating this facet of prenatal care into their practices. We sought to better define patient understandings in this regard, as part of a needs assessment process.
Methods
As a part of a quality improvement program in an urban teaching health care setting, an anonymous 13 question survey was distributed at clinic appointments, examining patient knowledge, behavior and attitude concerning their oral health. Descriptive statistics were tabulated.
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