Use of a Facilitated Group Process to Design and Implement a Group Antenatal and Postnatal Care Program in Rwanda.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The government of Rwanda is exploring strategies that may reduce the incidence of prematurity and low birth weight. Large-scale implementation of group antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) within the context of the Rwanda national health care system is under consideration. To launch a cluster randomized controlled trial of group ANC and PNC in 5 districts in Rwanda, the implementation team needed a customized group care model for this context and trained health care workers to deliver the program.

Process

Adapting the group ANC and group PNC model for the Rwandan context was accomplished through a group process identical to that which is fundamental to group care. A technical working group composed of 10 Rwandan maternal-child health stakeholders met 3

SUBMITTER: Sayinzoga F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6220997 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature