eprintid: 10062589
rev_number: 22
eprint_status: archive
userid: 608
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datestamp: 2018-11-28 15:05:39
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type: article
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Hunter, LJ
creators_name: Da Motta, G
creators_name: McCourt, C
creators_name: Wiseman, O
creators_name: Rayment, JL
creators_name: Haora, P
creators_name: Wiggins, M
creators_name: Harden, A
title: Better together: A qualitative exploration of women's perceptions and experiences of group antenatal care
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B16
divisions: B14
divisions: J81
keywords: Antenatal care, Group care, Models of care, Pregnancy, Women’s experiences
note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
abstract: PROBLEM: Childbearing women from socio-economically disadvantaged communities and minority ethnic groups are less likely to access antenatal care and experience more adverse pregnancy outcomes. BACKGROUND: Group antenatal care aims to facilitate information sharing and social support. It is associated with higher rates of attendance and improved health outcomes. AIMS: To assess the acceptability of a bespoke model of group antenatal care (Pregnancy Circles) in an inner city community in England, understand how the model affects women's experiences of pregnancy and antenatal care, and inform further development and testing of the model. METHODS: A two-stage qualitative study comprising focus groups with twenty six local women, followed by the implementation of four Pregnancy Circles attended by twenty four women, which were evaluated using observations, focus groups and semi-structured interviews with participants. Data were analysed thematically. FINDINGS: Pregnancy Circles offered an appealing alternative to standard antenatal care and functioned as an instrument of empowerment, mediated through increased learning and knowledge sharing, active participation in care and peer and professional relationship building. Multiparous women and women from diverse cultures sharing their experiences during Circle sessions was particularly valued. Participants had mixed views about including partners in the sessions. CONCLUSIONS: Group antenatal care, in the form of Pregnancy Circles, is acceptable to women and appears to enhance their experiences of pregnancy. Further work needs to be done both to test the findings in larger, quantitative studies and to find a model of care that is acceptable to women and their partners.
date: 2018
date_type: published
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2018.09.001
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
article_type_text: Journal Article
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1588603
doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.09.001
pii: S1871-5192(18)30119-7
lyricists_name: Wiggins, Margaret
lyricists_id: MLWIG10
actors_name: Novi, Maya
actors_id: MNOVI52
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Women and Birth
event_location: Netherlands
issn: 1878-1799
citation:        Hunter, LJ;    Da Motta, G;    McCourt, C;    Wiseman, O;    Rayment, JL;    Haora, P;    Wiggins, M;           Hunter, LJ;  Da Motta, G;  McCourt, C;  Wiseman, O;  Rayment, JL;  Haora, P;  Wiggins, M;  Harden, A;   - view fewer <#>    (2018)    Better together: A qualitative exploration of women's perceptions and experiences of group antenatal care.                   Women and Birth        10.1016/j.wombi.2018.09.001 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2018.09.001>.       Green open access   
 
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