Transforming women's and providers' experience of care for improved outcomes: A theory of change for group antenatal care in Kenya and Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Group antenatal care (G-ANC) is a promising model for improving quality of maternal care and outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) but little has been published examining the mechanisms by which it may contribute to those improvements. Substantial interplay can be expected between pregnant women and providers' respective experiences of care, but most studies report findings separately. This study explores the experience and effects of G-ANC on both women and providers to inform an integrated theory of change for G-ANC in LMICs.

Methods

This paper reports on multiple secondary outcomes from a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial of group antenatal care in Kenya and Nigeria conducted from October 2016-November 2018 including 20 clusters per c

SUBMITTER: Grenier L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9064109 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature