2015
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Group Prenatal Care: Perinatal Outcomes Among Adolescents in New York City Health Centers.
Ickovics JR, Earnshaw V, Lewis JB, Kershaw TS, Magriples U, Stasko E, Rising SS, Cassells A, Cunningham S, Bernstein P, Tobin JN. Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Group Prenatal Care: Perinatal Outcomes Among Adolescents in New York City Health Centers. American Journal Of Public Health 2015, 106: 359-65. PMID: 26691105, PMCID: PMC4815610, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2015.302960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal carePrenatal careGestational ageHealth centersTraditional individual prenatal careNeonatal intensive care unitCluster Randomized Controlled TrialHigh obstetrical riskIndividual prenatal careIntensive care unitRandomized Controlled TrialsWeeks of gestationRapid repeat pregnancyCity Health CenterReproductive health outcomesObstetrical riskPerinatal outcomesControlled TrialsTreat analysisCare unitPatient adherencePregnant womenRepeat pregnancyBirth weightMedical records
2007
Group Prenatal Care and Perinatal Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Ickovics J, Kershaw T, Westdahl C, Magriples U, Massey Z, Reynolds H, Rising S. Group Prenatal Care and Perinatal Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2007, 62: 766-767. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000291206.41258.c7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup prenatal carePrenatal carePerinatal outcomesStandard careOdds ratioGroup careSuboptimal prenatal careAdverse perinatal outcomesConfidence intervalsCost of careYears of ageAfrican American womenBreast feedingControlled TrialsPreterm birthTreat analysisThird trimesterPrenatal clinicsBirth weightCare sessionsStudy populationPrenatal knowledgeFacilitated group discussionPhysical assessmentCare