Women's Experience of Group Prenatal Care

被引：65

作者：

Novick, Gina ^{[1
]}

Sadler, Lois S. ^{[1
]}

Kennedy, Holly Powell ^{[1
]}

Cohen, Sally S. ^{[2
]}

Groce, Nora E. ^{[3
]}

Knafl, Kathleen A. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Yale Univ, Sch Nursing, New Haven, CT 06536 USA

[2] Univ New Mexico, Robert Wood Johnson Ctr Hlth Policy, Coll Nursing, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA

[3] UCL, Leonard Cheshire Ctr Disabil & Inclus Dev, London, England

[4] Univ N Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC USA

来源：

QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH | 2011年 / 21卷 / 01期

关键词：

African Americans; health care; users'; experiences; Latino / Hispanic people; midwifery; pregnancy; women's health; CENTERING PREGNANCY; LOW-INCOME; OUTCOMES; MATTER; MODEL;

D O I：

10.1177/1049732310378655

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Group prenatal care (GPNC) is an innovative alternative to individual prenatal care. In this longitudinal study we used ethnographic methods to explore African American and Hispanic women's experiences of receiving GPNC in two urban clinics. Methods included individual, in-depth, semistructured interviews of women and group leaders in GPNC, participant observation of GPNC sessions, and medical record review. GPNC offered positive experiences and met many of women's expressed preferences regarding prenatal care. Six themes were identified, which represented separate aspects of women's experiences: investment, collaborative venture, a social gathering, relationships with boundaries, learning in the group, and changing self. Taken together, the themes conveyed the overall experience of GPNC. Women were especially enthusiastic about learning in groups, about their relationships with group leaders, and about having their pregnancy-related changes and fears normalized; however, there were also important boundaries on relationships between participants, and some women wished for greater privacy during physical examinations.

引用

页码：97 / 116

页数：20