Improved Infant Outcomes with Group Prenatal Care in Puerto Rico.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of group prenatal care () on the rate of Preterm Birth (PTB) and low birth weight. Women were enrolled into Centering Pregnancy () if they fell in the category of poverty, and had at least one risk for PTB according to known risk factors for low birth weight or PTB.

Methods: Mother's age, parity, risk factors, prenatal/delivery complications, infants' Gestational Age (GA), birth weight, Apgar scores, delivery route, indications for delivery, and use of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) were abstracted from charts of mothers who received group or traditional care at the University Hospital in San Juan, PR.