Group Prenatal Care Led to Improved Birth Outcomes

Women with access to group prenatal care had improved birth outcomes, including longer gestational periods and higher birth weight, in a study conducted by researchers at Vanderbilt’s Peabody Research Institute.

The most striking finding was that group prenatal care had “statistically and clinically significant beneficial effects on very low birth weight and fetal demise relative to traditional individually delivered prenatal care,” according to lead author Emily E. Tanner-Smith, research assistant professor of human and organizational development at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College for education and human development.