ArticleQualitative health research2011
Women's experience of group prenatal care.
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- Shared medical appointments and patient-centered experience: a mixed-methods systematic review.BMC family practice · 2019Pooled it
- Provision and uptake of routine antenatal services: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Group versus conventional antenatal care for women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Group antenatal care positively transforms the care experience: Results of an effectiveness trial in Malawi.PloS one · 2025Trial
- Group vs traditional prenatal care for improving racial equity in preterm birth and low birthweight: the Centering and Racial Disparities randomized clinical trial study.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2022Trial
- Group Prenatal Care Attendance and Women's Characteristics Associated with Low Attendance: Results from Centering and Racial Disparities (CRADLE Study).Maternal and child health journal · 2019Trial
- Centering and Racial Disparities (CRADLE study): rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial of centeringpregnancy and birth outcomes.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2017Trial
- Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators During Implementation of a Complex Model of Group Prenatal Care in Six Urban Sites.Research in nursing & health · 2015Trial
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- Anticipated benefits and challenges of implementing group care in Suriname's maternity and child care sector: a contextual analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
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Abstract
Group prenatal care (GPNC) is an innovative alternative to individual prenatal care. In this longitudinal study we used ethnographic methods to explore African American and Hispanic women's experiences of receiving GPNC in two urban clinics. Methods included individual, in-depth, semistructured interviews of women and group leaders in GPNC, participant observation of GPNC sessions, and medical record review. GPNC offered positive experiences and met many of women's expressed preferences regarding prenatal care. Six themes were identified, which represented separate aspects of women's experiences: investment, collaborative venture, a social gathering, relationships with boundaries, learning in the group, and changing self. Taken together, the themes conveyed the overall experience of GPNC. Women were especially enthusiastic about learning in groups, about their relationships with group leaders, and about having their pregnancy-related changes and fears normalized; however, there were also important boundaries on relationships between participants, and some women wished for greater privacy during physical examinations.
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