[HTML][HTML] Explaining the Black-White disparity in preterm birth: a consensus statement from a multi-disciplinary scientific work group convened by the March of Dimes

P Braveman, TP Dominguez, W Burke… - … in Reproductive Health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In 2017–2019, the March of Dimes convened a workgroup with biomedical, clinical, and
epidemiologic expertise to review knowledge of the causes of the persistent Black-White …

Exploring the social determinants of racial/ethnic disparities in prenatal care utilization and maternal outcome

A Gadson, E Akpovi, PK Mehta - Seminars in perinatology, 2017 - Elsevier
Rates of maternal morbidity and mortality are rising in the United States. Non-Hispanic Black
women are at highest risk for these outcomes compared to those of other race/ethnicities …

Modeling the cost‐effectiveness of doula care associated with reductions in preterm birth and cesarean delivery

KB Kozhimannil, RR Hardeman, F Alarid‐Escudero… - Birth, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background One in nine US infants is born before 37 weeks' gestation, incurring medical
costs 10 times higher than full‐term infants. One in three infants is born by cesarean; …

Group prenatal care compared with traditional prenatal care: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EB Carter, LA Temming, J Akin, S Fowler… - Obstetrics & …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effect of group prenatal care on perinatal outcomes compared
with traditional prenatal care. DATA SOURCES: We searched MEDLINE through PubMed …

A systematic overview of the literature regarding group prenatal care for high-risk pregnant women

BM Byerley, DM Haas - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2017 - Springer
Background Group prenatal care (GPC) models have been gaining popularity in recent
years. Studies of high-risk groups have shown improved outcomes. Our objective was to …

A systematic review of concepts related to women's empowerment in the perinatal period and their associations with perinatal depressive symptoms and premature …

ER Garcia, IS Yim - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2017 - Springer
Background The perinatal period, which we here define as pregnancy and the first year
postpartum, is a time in women's lives that involves significant physiological and …

Group prenatal care reduces risk of preterm birth and low birth weight: a matched cohort study

SD Cunningham, JB Lewis, FM Shebl… - Journal of women's …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Background: Group prenatal care is a promising strategy to improve perinatal outcomes.
Research in larger more diverse populations with attention to adherence is needed to inform …

The comparative effects of group prenatal care on psychosocial outcomes

EC Heberlein, AH Picklesimer, DL Billings… - Archives of women's …, 2016 - Springer
To compare the psychosocial outcomes of the CenteringPregnancy (CP) model of group
prenatal care to individual prenatal care, we conducted a prospective cohort study of women …

Group antenatal care models in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic evidence synthesis

J Sharma, M O'Connor, R Rima Jolivet - Reproductive health, 2018 - Springer
In high-income countries, group antenatal care (ANC) offers an alternative to individual care
and is associated with improved attendance, client satisfaction, and health outcomes for …

Group prenatal care

SE Mazzoni, EB Carter - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2017 - Elsevier
Patients participating in group prenatal care gather together with women of similar
gestational ages and 2 providers who cofacilitate an educational session after a brief …