The idea of seeing expectant mothers who are at about the same stage of pregnancy together in a group for prenatal care is not new – it was described in the 1990s. Generally, it is for low-risk patients. Mazzoni & Carter discuss findings in the literature as to the effectiveness of this approach. A popular model is called Centering Pregnancy, which is addressed in the other articles cited below.
Selected Sources:
Mazzoni, S.E., and Carter, E.B. (2017, February 9). Group prenatal care. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Click here for the publisher’s website: http://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(17)30185-0/pdf
Crockett, A.H., and others. (2017, January). The South Carolina centering pregnancy expansion project: Improving racial disparities in preterm birth. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 216(1 Supplement), S424-S425. Click here for free full text: http://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(16)31441-7/pdf
Carter, E., and others. (2016, January). Group compared to traditional prenatal care for optimizing perinatal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 215(1 Supplement), S382. Click here for free full text: http://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(15)02081-5/pdf
Garretto, D., and Bernstein, P.S. (2014, January). Centering Pregnancy: An innovative approach to prenatal care delivery. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 210(1), 14-15. Click here for free full text: http://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(13)01039-9/pdf
Fausett, M., and others. (2014, January). Centering Pregnancy is associated with fewer early, but not overall, preterm deliveries. American Journal of Obsetrics & Gynecology, 210(1, Supplement), S9. Click here for free full text: http://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(13)01111-3/pdf Posted by AHA Resource Center (312) 422-2050 rc@aha.org
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