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Candice L Woolfolk1

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Group prenatal care (GPC) enhances patient engagement and psychosocial well-being. While clinical outcomes vary, optimizing GPC delivery and attendance can improve effectiveness, especially for high-risk groups.

Keywords:
fidelitygroup prenatal caremental healthperinatal outcomes

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Area of Science:

  • Maternal Health
  • Public Health
  • Healthcare Delivery Models

Background:

  • Group prenatal care (GPC) offers an alternative to traditional models.
  • Recent literature highlights a need to synthesize GPC's effectiveness.
  • GPC aims to improve clinical outcomes, patient engagement, and education.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of GPC across maternal and neonatal outcomes.
  • To synthesize recent evidence on GPC's impact.
  • To identify factors influencing GPC effectiveness.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of recent literature on GPC.
  • Analysis of studies reporting on clinical, psychosocial, and behavioral outcomes.
  • Examination of factors such as attendance and program fidelity.

Main Results:

  • GPC consistently improves patient engagement, health knowledge, and empowerment.
  • Mental health outcomes show general improvement; clinical outcomes are heterogeneous.
  • Breastfeeding initiation effects are inconsistent, though motivation may improve.
  • High attendance and program fidelity are linked to better outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • GPC is a promising model for enhancing engagement and psychosocial outcomes.
  • Clinical outcome improvements are variable and may depend on population.
  • Optimizing fidelity, attendance, and targeting high-risk groups are key for maximizing GPC effectiveness.