Featured Publications
Group Medical Care: A Systematic Review of Health Service Performance
Cunningham SD, Sutherland RA, Yee CW, Thomas JL, Monin JK, Ickovics JR, Lewis JB. Group Medical Care: A Systematic Review of Health Service Performance. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 12726. PMID: 34886452, PMCID: PMC8657170, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182312726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCochrane Controlled Trials RegisterGroup care modelRandomized control trialBetter health outcomesHealth outcomesHealth conditionsCare modelPatient experienceGroup visitsIndividual careSystematic reviewSelect health conditionsControlled Trials RegisterChronic health conditionsTriple Aim frameworkMEDLINE/PubMedEnglish-language articlesHealth care settingsSimilar health conditionsHealth service performanceHealth care deliveryHealth system performanceTrials RegisterInclusion criteriaCare settings
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
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