Trial reportJournal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN2023
Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Group Versus Individual Prenatal Care on Psychosocial Outcomes.
Trial report in Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Enhanced Prenatal Care Models and Postpartum Depression: The EMBRACE Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- The impact of group antenatal care on newborns: Results of a cluster randomized control trial in Eastern Region, Ghana.BMC pediatrics · 2024Trial
- Patient Characteristics Associated With Group Prenatal Care Attendance in a Randomized Controlled Trial.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthTrial
- Maternal Prenatal Psychosocial Stress in Relation to Maternal and Neonatal Anemia.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Article
- Reframing obstetric care through a trauma-informed lens: A narrative review of trauma-informed principles and clinical applications.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the effect of group prenatal care (GPNC) compared with individual prenatal care (IPNC) on psychosocial outcomes in late pregnancy, including potential differences in outcomes by subgroups.
designRandomized controlled trial.
settingAn academic medical center in the southeastern United States.
participantsA total of 2,348 women with low-risk pregnancies who entered prenatal care before 20 6/7 weeks gestation were randomized to GPNC (n = 1,175) or IPNC (n = 1,173) and stratified by self-reported race and ethnicity.
methodsWe surveyed participants during enrollment (M = 12.21 weeks gestation) and in late pregnancy (M = 32.51 weeks gestation). We used standard measures related to stress, anxiety, coping strategies, empowerment, depression symptoms, and stress management practices in an intent-to-treat regression analysis. To account for nonadherence to GPNC treatment, we used an instrumental variable approach.
resultsThe response rates were high, with 78.69% of participants in the GPNC group and 83.89% of participants in the IPNC group completing the surveys. We found similar patterns for both groups, including decrease in distress and increase in anxiety between surveys and comparable levels of pregnancy empowerment and stress management at the second survey. We identified greater use of coping strategies for participants in the GPNC group, particularly those who identified as Black or had low levels of partner support.
conclusionGroup prenatal care did not affect stress and anxiety in late pregnancy; however, the increased use of coping strategies may suggest a benefit of GPNC for some participants.
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