Group antenatal care (Pregnancy Circles) for diverse and disadvantaged women: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial with integral process and economic evaluations

• Main Authors: Meg Wiggins (Author), Mary Sawtell (Author), Octavia Wiseman (Author), Christine McCourt (Author), Sandra Eldridge (Author), Rachael Hunter (Author), Ekaterina Bordea (Author), Connor Mustard (Author), Ainul Hanafiah (Author), Bethan Hatherall (Author), Vivian Holmes (Author), Anita Mehay (Author), Helliner Robinson (Author), Cathryn Salisbury (Author), Lorna Sweeney (Author), Kade Mondeh (Author), Angela Harden (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Group antenatal care has been successfully implemented around the world with suggestions of improved outcomes, including for disadvantaged groups, but it has not been formally tested in the UK in the context of the NHS. To address this the REACH Pregnancy Circles intervention was...