Group vs traditional prenatal care for improving racial equity in preterm birth and low birthweight: the Centering and Racial Disparities randomized clinical trial study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The United States has persistently high rates of preterm birth and low birthweight and is characterized by significant racial disparities in these rates. Innovative group prenatal care models, such as CenteringPregnancy, have been proposed as a potential approach to improve the rates of preterm birth and low birthweight and to reduce disparities in these pregnancy outcomes.

Objective

This study aimed to test whether participation in group prenatal care would reduce the rates of preterm birth and low birthweight compared with individual prenatal care and whether group prenatal care would reduce the racial disparity in these rates between Black and White patients.

Study design

This was a randomized controlled trial among medically low-risk pregnant patients a

SUBMITTER: Crockett AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9729420 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature