TY - JOUR
T1 - Building a Global Evidence Base to Guide Policy and Implementation for Group Antenatal Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
T2 - Key Principles and Research Framework Recommendations from the Global Group Antenatal Care Collaborative
AU - Grenier, Lindsay
AU - Lori, Jody R.
AU - Darney, Blair G.
AU - Noguchi, Lisa Miyako
AU - Maru, Sheela
AU - Klima, Carrie
AU - Lundeen, Tiffany
AU - Walker, Dilys
AU - Patil, Crystal L.
AU - Suhowatsky, Stephanie
AU - Musange, Sabine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Authors. Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM)
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - Evidence from high-income countries suggests that group antenatal care, an alternative service delivery model, may be an effective strategy for improving both the provision and experience of care. Until recently, published research about group antenatal care did not represent findings from low- and middle-income countries, which have health priorities, system challenges, and opportunities that are different than those in high-income countries. Because high-quality evidence is limited, the World Health Organization recommends group antenatal care be implemented only in the context of rigorous research. In 2016 the Global Group Antenatal Care Collaborative was formed as a platform for group antenatal care researchers working in low- and middle-income countries to share experiences and shape future research to accelerate development of a robust global evidence base reflecting implementation and outcomes specific to low- and middle-income countries. This article presents a brief history of the Collaborative's work to date, proposes a common definition and key principles for group antenatal care, and recommends an evaluation and reporting framework for group antenatal care research.
AB - Evidence from high-income countries suggests that group antenatal care, an alternative service delivery model, may be an effective strategy for improving both the provision and experience of care. Until recently, published research about group antenatal care did not represent findings from low- and middle-income countries, which have health priorities, system challenges, and opportunities that are different than those in high-income countries. Because high-quality evidence is limited, the World Health Organization recommends group antenatal care be implemented only in the context of rigorous research. In 2016 the Global Group Antenatal Care Collaborative was formed as a platform for group antenatal care researchers working in low- and middle-income countries to share experiences and shape future research to accelerate development of a robust global evidence base reflecting implementation and outcomes specific to low- and middle-income countries. This article presents a brief history of the Collaborative's work to date, proposes a common definition and key principles for group antenatal care, and recommends an evaluation and reporting framework for group antenatal care research.
KW - Centering Pregnancy/group care
KW - antepartum care
KW - global health/international
KW - public health
KW - quality improvement
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U2 - 10.1111/jmwh.13143
DO - 10.1111/jmwh.13143
M3 - Article
C2 - 33010115
AN - SCOPUS:85092086298
SN - 1526-9523
VL - 65
SP - 694
EP - 699
JO - Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health
JF - Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health
IS - 5
ER -