biostudies-literatureWiggins MProgramme Grants for Applied ResearchNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR)169https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6234800biostudies-literatureUnknown4<h4>Background</h4>Antenatal care is an important public health priority. Women from socially disadvantaged, and culturally and linguistically diverse groups often have difficulties with accessing antenatal care and report more negative experiences with care. Although group antenatal care has been shown in some settings to be effective for improving women's experiences of care and for improving other maternal as well as newborn health outcomes, these outcomes have not been rigorously assessed in the UK. A pilot trial will be conducted to determine the feasibility of, and optimum methods for, testing the effectiveness of group antenatal care in an NHS setting serving populations with high levels of social deprivation and cultural, linguistic and ethnic diversity. Outcomes will inform the prPilot and feasibility studiesTesting the effectiveness of REACH Pregnancy Circles group antenatal care: protocol for a randomised controlled pilot trial.PMC6234800RP-PG-1211-20015(RP-PG-1211-20015Greenberg LMcCourt CWiggins MWiseman OEldridge SKaur IHunter RSawtell MHaora PHarden AfalseTesting the effectiveness of REACH Pregnancy Circles group antenatal care: protocol for a randomised controlled pilot trial.<h4>Background</h4>Antenatal care is an important public health priority. Women from socially disadvantaged, and culturally and linguistically diverse groups often have difficulties with accessing antenatal care and report more negative experiences with care. Although group antenatal care has been shown in some settings to be effective for improving women's experiences of care and for improving other maternal as well as newborn health outcomes, these outcomes have not been rigorously assessed in the UK. A pilot trial will be conducted to determine the feasibility of, and optimum methods for, testing the effectiveness of group antenatal care in an NHS setting serving populations with high levels of social deprivation and cultural, linguistic and ethnic diversity. Outcomes will inform the pr2018-01-01T00:00:00Z20182026-07-16T11:24:37.725Z2026-07-09T10:57:06.493ZS-EPMC62348003045995910.1186/s40814-018-0361-x