title: Group approach to prenatal care garners enthusiasm among patients and providers.
abstract: Without a marketing plan or fanfare, a group-care model aimed at delivering prenatal care to women with common concerns has gained an established foothold in at least 20 health care settings. Further, the Centering Pregnancy model is now getting new attention from researchers because of the potential benefits it may offer to teen groups and other ethnic populations. See how this self-empowering plan of care works, and why many satisfied patients and providers prefer it over more traditional prenatal care delivery.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003237:Connecticut; D003363:Cost Control; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*