title: Promoting Healthy Pregnancies Through Perinatal Groups: A Comparison of CenteringPregnancy(R) Group Prenatal Care and Childbirth Education Classes.
abstract: CenteringPregnancy(R) group prenatal care is growing in popularity and has commonalities with childbirth education classes. In order for leaders of childbirth education classes to best serve their clients' needs, it is important to be aware of new, emerging models of prenatal care such as CenteringPregnancy. This article provides an overview of CenteringPregnancy and similarities and differences between CenteringPregnancy and childbirth education classes. Providers of prenatal education, whether it is within CenteringPregnancy group prenatal care or in childbirth education classes, have a common important aim: promoting positive perinatal outcomes.
authors.affiliation: DEBORAH WALKER is an associate professor in the College of Nursing and School of Medicine, OB/GYN, at Wayne State University (WSU) in Detroit, Michigan. She is the WSU Graduate Program Director, Advanced Practice Nursing with Women, Neonates and Children and the Coordinator of the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and Nurse-Midwife education programs. She has been active in midwifery practice, education, and research focusing on promoting healthy pregnancies for almost 20 years.
authors.forename: Deborah S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Renee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Worrell