ArticleIranian journal of public health2010
Does group prenatal care affect satisfaction and prenatal care utilization in Iranian pregnant women?
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- Innovative approaches for improving maternal and newborn health--A landscape analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2015Pooled it
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- Centering and Racial Disparities (CRADLE study): rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial of centeringpregnancy and birth outcomes.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2017Trial
- Evaluation of postnatal outcomes from a group antenatal care intervention in Nigeria: a quasi-experimental study.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Evaluation of a group antenatal care intervention in two Northern Nigerian states: Quasi-experimental study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Maternal satisfaction with group care: a systematic review.AJOG global reports · 2024Review
- Integrated group antenatal and pediatric care in Haiti: A comprehensive care accompaniment model.PloS one · 2024Article
- Women's Expectations of and Satisfaction with Antenatal Care Services in a Semi-Urban Setting in Tanzania and Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Group antenatal care: findings from a pilot randomised controlled trial of REACH Pregnancy Circles.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- Postnatal clubs for integrated postnatal care in Johannesburg, South Africa: a qualitative assessment of implementation.BMC health services research · 2022Article
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- The Influence of Four Constructs of Social Support on Pregnancy Experiences in Group Prenatal Care.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- Group antenatal care (Pregnancy Circles) for diverse and disadvantaged women: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial with integral process and economic evaluations.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Rationale, development and feasibility of group antenatal care for immigrant women in Sweden: a study protocol for the Hooyo Project.BMJ open · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe need to provide high quality prenatal care services, which take account of women's views and specifically address their need for information, support and communication, has been advocated and group prenatal care, had been suggested as one of the ways to achieve this objective. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of group versus individual prenatal care on satisfaction and prenatal care use.
methodsThis was a cluster-randomized controlled trial with the health center as the randomization unit that conducted in 2007. Satisfaction was measured through a standardized questionnaire, and the Kotelchuck Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization Index was used to measure prenatal care utilization.
resultsWe recruited 678 women (group prenatal care, (N= 344) and individual prenatal care, (N=334) in the study. Women in group prenatal care model were more satisfied than women in individual prenatal care model in all areas evaluated, including information, communication, co-ordination and quality of care. Group care women were significantly more likely to have adequate prenatal care than individual care women were (OR=1.35 95% CI=1.26-1.44).
conclusionsGroup prenatal care was associated with a significant improvement in client satisfaction and prenatal care utilization. This model of care has implications for the planning and provision of prenatal services within public health system, which is moving toward a better quality health care, and increasing use of services.
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