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
2016
Group Prenatal Care Attendance: Determinants and Relationship with Care Satisfaction
Cunningham SD, Grilo S, Lewis JB, Novick G, Rising SS, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Group Prenatal Care Attendance: Determinants and Relationship with Care Satisfaction. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2016, 21: 770-776. PMID: 27485493, PMCID: PMC5290265, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-016-2161-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal carePrenatal care visitsPrenatal careCare visitsCare satisfactionPrenatal care attendanceStrong clinical effectMultivariable linear regression modelsSession attendance ratePercent of womenValue-based reimbursement modelsGroup sessionsPregnant woman's abilityCare attendancePatient characteristicsBirth outcomesClinical effectsCare sessionsSecondary data analysisPregnant adolescentsCare resultsCareAttendance ratesWomenReimbursement models