Centering group prenatal care follows the recommended schedule of 10 prenatal visits, but each visit is 90 minutes to two hours long - giving women 10x more time with their provider. Moms engage in their care by taking their own weight and blood pressure and recording their own health data with private time with their provider for belly check
Once health assessments are complete, the provider and support staff "circle-up" with moms and support people. They lead facilitative discussion and interactive activities designed to address important and timely health topics while leaving room to discuss what is important to the group. Centering materials help moms and providers ensure that everything from nutrition, common discomforts, stress management, …show more content…
Many continue on for family centered well-child care through the first two years in Centering Parenting.
Group care is not just for pregnant women but may focus on other health-care areas such as well-child care or chronic illness management (e.g., diabetes and cardiac disease). Depending on the type of group-care visit, the health-care provider may perform an exam in a nearby room or in an area blocked off for privacy during the appointment. When the participants' exams are completed, the provider spends time discussing patient concerns in the group setting, where others can learn.
Because many providers feel pressured to see a growing number of patients and because patients consequently experience shorter appointments with long wait times, there is mounting frustration and dissatisfaction with the amount of time spent in providing or receiving care. In the 90-minute group care visit, everyone is there for a common reason, resulting in a more efficient use of time. A topic can be discussed in more depth because more time is available, leading to increased patient benefits as well as increased patient and provider satisfaction (Bronson,
Once health assessments are complete, the provider and support staff "circle-up" with moms and support people. They lead facilitative discussion and interactive activities designed to address important and timely health topics while leaving room to discuss what is important to the group. Centering materials help moms and providers ensure that everything from nutrition, common discomforts, stress management, …show more content…
Many continue on for family centered well-child care through the first two years in Centering Parenting.
Group care is not just for pregnant women but may focus on other health-care areas such as well-child care or chronic illness management (e.g., diabetes and cardiac disease). Depending on the type of group-care visit, the health-care provider may perform an exam in a nearby room or in an area blocked off for privacy during the appointment. When the participants' exams are completed, the provider spends time discussing patient concerns in the group setting, where others can learn.
Because many providers feel pressured to see a growing number of patients and because patients consequently experience shorter appointments with long wait times, there is mounting frustration and dissatisfaction with the amount of time spent in providing or receiving care. In the 90-minute group care visit, everyone is there for a common reason, resulting in a more efficient use of time. A topic can be discussed in more depth because more time is available, leading to increased patient benefits as well as increased patient and provider satisfaction (Bronson,