Trial reportInternational journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2021
Impact of group prenatal care on key prenatal services and educational topics in Malawi and Tanzania.
Trial report in International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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HIV With Innovative Group Antenatal Care in Two African Countries
Group Antenatal Care: Effectiveness for Maternal/Infant and HIV Prevention Outcomes and Contextual Factors Linked to Implementation Success in Malawi
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of group antenatal care on maternal health continuum of care and perinatal outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ global health · 2026Pooled it
- Group antenatal care positively transforms the care experience: Results of an effectiveness trial in Malawi.PloS one · 2025Trial
- Effects of the online and offline hybrid continuous group care on maternal and infant health: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Trial
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- Integrating group antenatal care into routine services: a registry-based cohort study in Geita, Tanzania.BMC global and public health · 2026Article
- Evaluation of implementation outcomes of an integrated group postpartum and well-child care model at clinics in Malawi.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Evaluation of implementation outcomes of an integrated group postpartum and well-child care model at clinics in Malawi.Research square · 2023Article
- Experiential Training Workshops for Group Antenatal Care in Malawi.Journal of midwifery & women's health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine whether group prenatal care (PNC) increased key services and educational topics women reported receiving, compared with individual PNC in Malawi and Tanzania.
methodsData come from a previously published randomized trial (n=218) and were collected using self-report surveys. Late pregnancy surveys asked whether women received all seven services and all 13 topics during PNC. Controlling for sociodemographics, country, and PNC attendance, multivariate logistic regression used forward selection to produce a final model showing predictors of receipt of all key services and topics.
resultsIn multivariate logistic regression, women in group PNC were 2.49 times more likely to receive all seven services than those in individual care (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.78-3.48) and 5.25 times more likely to have received all 13 topics (95% CI 2.62-10.52).
conclusionThis study provides strong evidence that group PNC meets the clinical standard of care for providing basic clinical services and perinatal education for pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. The greater number of basic PNC services and educational topics may provide one explanatory mechanism for how group PNC achieves its impact on maternal and neonatal outcomes. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03673709, NCT02999334.
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