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Maternal satisfaction with group care: a systematic review.

Fitim Sadiku^1,2, Hana Bucinca¹, Florence Talrich^3,4

¹Action for Mother and Children, Prishtina, Kosovo (Mr Sadiku, Dr Bucinca, Mr Molliqaj, and Dr Hoxha).

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Group care models, such as CenteringPregnancy, significantly enhance maternal satisfaction compared to standard individual care. This review highlights the benefits of group prenatal care for women globally.

Keywords:

CenteringPregnancy Connecting Pregnancy Expect With Me G-ANC Group Based Antenatal Care Pregnancy Circles antenatal care group care perinatal care postnatal care prenatal care quality of care satisfaction

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Perinatal Health
Maternal Care Models
Health Services Research

Background:

Standard individual prenatal care is the traditional model.
Group care models integrate clinical assessment, health promotion, and community building.
Maternal satisfaction is a key outcome in evaluating perinatal care.

Purpose of the Study:

To quantitatively assess the relationship between group care and maternal satisfaction.
To compare maternal satisfaction in group care versus standard individual care settings.
To synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of group perinatal care models.

Main Methods:

Systematic literature search across major databases (CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus, etc.) from 2003 to 2023.
Inclusion of randomized and observational studies comparing group care with standard individual care.
Descriptive synthesis of study characteristics, intervention details, and satisfaction outcomes using forest plots; meta-analysis was not performed due to heterogeneity.

Main Results:

Seventeen out of twenty studies reported higher maternal satisfaction with group care.
CenteringPregnancy and similar models showed high satisfaction rates in 14 out of 15 studies.
Some studies, particularly in Sweden and Canada, reported lower satisfaction, with results often limited by small sample sizes and wide confidence intervals.

Conclusions:

Group care consistently demonstrates higher maternal satisfaction compared to standard individual care.
The integrated approach of group care, combining clinical, educational, and social support, likely drives increased satisfaction.
Findings support the global implementation of group care models to improve maternal experiences.