Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the mother and child health care given by primary health care units after Marmara Earthquake in 1999. This descriptive study was performed in ten primary healthcare units in Körfez District of Kocaeli. The systematic sampling was used to select the pregnant follow-up card (PFC) and the infant follow-up card (IFC) which were filled up in last five months of each 1998 and 1999. 208 IFC and 97 PFC from the year 1999 and 193 IFC and 74 PFC from 1998 were investigated. The follow-up cards of pregnant filled after earthquake were better than those filled before the earthquake. The lack of determination of pregnancy in first trimester and laboratory analysis are similar in both years. In the stage after earthquake the filling of PFC’s and IFC’s have had been similar features to previous year. This was a positive finding because the midwives performed their duties even in the extraordinary times. But in both stage, the follow-ups of pregnant’s and infant’s weren’t desired levels.

Key words: Earthquake, follow-up pregnant and infant, primary health care units

Article Language: Turkish English