Group Antenatal Care Start-Up in the Indian Private Sector: An Implementation Journey to Improve Quality of Care.

Introduction: The introduction of the innovative group antenatal and postnatal care model into the private health sector in India has the potential to pivot the experiences of families during pregnancy and beyond. Growing evidence worldwide shows this model moves fragmented healthcare systems toward a more integrated model to improve quality in care and outcomes for mothers and children. The aim of this study was to better understand the challenges and benefits of implementation of the group model of antenatal care in the Indian private health sector for the purpose of improving quality of care.

Perinatal exposure to environmental chemicals that disrupt thyroid function can perturb testis development.

Thyroid hormones (THs) are essential for normal growth and development. Their role in skeletal and brain development is well established, with congenital hypothyroidism causing stunted growth and severe intellectual disability. THs are also important for the development of other tissues and organs, including the testis.

Identifying anticipated challenges when implementing group care: Context-analyses across seven countries to develop an anticipated challenges framework.

Problem: Despite increasing interest in Group Care worldwide, implementation is challenging.

Background: Group Care is an evidence-based perinatal care model including three core components: health assessment, interactive learning, and community building. It has several advantages for service users and providers compared to individual perinatal care.

Maternal satisfaction with group care: a systematic review.

Objective: This review examined the quantitative relationship between group care and overall maternal satisfaction compared with standard individual care.

Data Sources: We searched CINAHL, Clinical Trials, The Cochrane Library, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases from the beginning of 2003 through June 2023.

Study Eligibility Criteria: We included studies that reported the association between overall maternal satisfaction and centering-based perinatal care where the control group was standard individual care.

Systematic review and meta-analysis examining the effects of midwife care on cesarean birth.

Background: The increasing number of unnecessary cesarean births is a cause for concern and may be addressed by increasing access to midwifery care. The objective of this review was to assess the effect of midwifery care on the likelihood of cesarean births.

Methods: We searched five databases from the beginning of records through May 2020.