{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Grenier L"],"funding":["Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation"],"pagination":["e0222177"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6774470"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14(10)"],"pubmed_abstract":["BACKGROUND:Low quality and frequency of antenatal care (ANC) are associated with lower uptake of facility-based deliveries-a key intervention to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. We implemented group ANC (G-ANC), an alternative service delivery model, in Kenya and Nigeria, to assess its impact on quality and attendance at ANC and uptake of facility-based delivery. METHODS:From October 2016‒January 2018, we conducted a facility-based, pragmatic, cluster-randomized controlled trial with 20 clusters per country. We recruited women <24 weeks gestation during their first ANC visit and enrolled women at intervention facilities who agreed to attend G-ANC in lieu of routine individual ANC. The G-ANC model consisted of five monthly 2-hour meetings with clinical assessments alongside structure"],"journal":["PloS one"],"pubmed_title":["Impact of group antenatal care (G-ANC) versus individual antenatal care (ANC) on quality of care, ANC attendance and facility-based delivery: A pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial in Kenya and Nigeria."],"pmcid":["PMC6774470"],"funding_grant_id":["OPP1134962"],"pubmed_authors":["Omanga E","Mohan D","Gichangi A","Smith JM","Oyetunji J","Kabue MM","Wambua J","Grenier L","Onguti B","Suhowatsky S","Noguchi LM","Karnad SR","Waka C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Impact of group antenatal care (G-ANC) versus individual antenatal care (ANC) on quality of care, ANC attendance and facility-based delivery: A pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial in Kenya and Nigeria.","description":"BACKGROUND:Low quality and frequency of antenatal care (ANC) are associated with lower uptake of facility-based deliveries-a key intervention to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. We implemented group ANC (G-ANC), an alternative service delivery model, in Kenya and Nigeria, to assess its impact on quality and attendance at ANC and uptake of facility-based delivery. METHODS:From October 2016‒January 2018, we conducted a facility-based, pragmatic, cluster-randomized controlled trial with 20 clusters per country. We recruited women <24 weeks gestation during their first ANC visit and enrolled women at intervention facilities who agreed to attend G-ANC in lieu of routine individual ANC. The G-ANC model consisted of five monthly 2-hour meetings with clinical assessments alongside structure","dates":{"release":"2019-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2019","modification":"2025-04-04T21:30:46.66Z","creation":"2019-10-16T07:10:00Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6774470","cross_references":{"pubmed":["31577797"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0222177"]}}