Considerations for Implementing Group‐Level Prenatal Health Interventions in Low‐Resource Communities: Lessons Learned From Haiti

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc

E-ISSN： 1542-2011|63|1|121-126

ISSN： 1526-9523

Source： JOURNAL OF MIDWIFERY & WOMEN'S HEALTH, Vol.63, Iss.1, 2018-01, pp. : 121-126

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Abstract

AbstractHaiti's high maternal and infant mortality rates evidence an urgent need for implementation of evidence‐based strategies. A potential cost‐effective strategy to mitigate high maternal and infant mortality rates is group prenatal care, an innovative model that combines antenatal clinical assessment with pregnancy education. Despite research demonstrating the effectiveness of this model in high‐resource settings, less is known about the challenges of implementing it in low‐resource settings. The purpose of this article is to provide recommendations for overcoming challenges of implementing group prenatal care in low‐resources communities globally. Challenges addressed include language, literacy, space, cultural appropriateness of intervention content, and sociopolitical climate. Using examples from work conducted in Haiti, this information can be used to assist practitioners and researchers with overcoming challenges of implementing models of group care in international low‐resource communities.