2018
Group Prenatal Care Reduces Risk of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight: A Matched Cohort Study
Cunningham SD, Lewis JB, Shebl FM, Boyd LM, Robinson MA, Grilo SA, Lewis SM, Pruett AL, Ickovics JR. Group Prenatal Care Reduces Risk of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight: A Matched Cohort Study. Journal Of Women's Health 2018, 28: 17-22. PMID: 30256700, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal careLow birth weightPreterm birthPrenatal careBirth weightLow birth weight babiesPropensity scoreIndividual prenatal careBirth weight babiesMatched Cohort StudyPrenatal care visitsClinical practice recommendationsPrenatal care patientsYear of deliveryAdequacy of careVanderbilt University Medical CenterUniversity Medical CenterLarge metropolitan hospitalWeight babiesPerinatal outcomesCare visitsCohort studyCare patientsBirth outcomesPatient adherence
2017
Expect With Me: development and evaluation design for an innovative model of group prenatal care to improve perinatal outcomes
Cunningham SD, Lewis JB, Thomas JL, Grilo SA, Ickovics JR. Expect With Me: development and evaluation design for an innovative model of group prenatal care to improve perinatal outcomes. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2017, 17: 147. PMID: 28521785, PMCID: PMC5437650, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-017-1327-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal carePrenatal careGroup prenatal care modelProspective longitudinal cohort studyMedical record reviewPrenatal care modelPatient focus groupsLongitudinal cohort studyCohort of womenProvider focus groupsHealth service deliveryHealth care systemPerinatal outcomesCohort studyPreterm birthEvidence-based featuresRecord reviewPostpartum outcomesAdverse outcomesPatient surveyClinical guidelinesClinical site visitsImproved outcomesProvider surveyCare model
2015
Exploring Group Composition among Young, Urban Women of Color in Prenatal Care: Implications for Satisfaction, Engagement, and Group Attendance
Earnshaw VA, Rosenthal L, Cunningham SD, Kershaw T, Lewis J, Rising SS, Stasko E, Tobin J, Ickovics JR. Exploring Group Composition among Young, Urban Women of Color in Prenatal Care: Implications for Satisfaction, Engagement, and Group Attendance. Women's Health Issues 2015, 26: 110-115. PMID: 26542382, PMCID: PMC4690784, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2015.09.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultEthnicityFemaleGroup ProcessesHealth Care SurveysHumansInterviews as TopicNew York CityPatient CompliancePatient ParticipationPatient SatisfactionPregnancyPregnant WomenPrenatal CareRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban PopulationYoung AdultConceptsPrenatal careGroup attendanceUrban womenPrenatal care groupsGroup prenatal careCare-related outcomesGreater patient engagementTerms of ageMore group sessionsPregnancy needThird trimesterCare groupCare sessionsPatient satisfactionPatient engagementCareWomenGroup sessionsAgeExploratory findingsActor-partner interdependence modelAttendanceNew York CityMultilevel regressionGroup
2013
Group prenatal care: model fidelity and outcomes
Novick G, Reid AE, Lewis J, Kershaw TS, Rising SS, Ickovics JR. Group prenatal care: model fidelity and outcomes. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2013, 209: 112.e1-112.e6. PMID: 23524175, PMCID: PMC3726551, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-feeding initiationGroup prenatal carePreterm birthCenteringPregnancy group prenatal carePrenatal careLower oddsGroup prenatal care modelPrenatal care modelImportant clinical predictorsAdequacy of carePregnancy outcomesClinical predictorsMedical recordsMonths postpartumClinical trialsCare modelClinical practiceContent fidelityCareBirthOutcomesSignificant reductionGroup careOddsSessions