"Development of a Nationally Scalable Model of Group Prenatal Care to Improve Birth Outcomes: Expect With Me"

Expect With Me group prenatal care was designed based on: principles of group care; evidence from RCTs demonstrating improved birth outcomes; ACOG clinical guidelines; and research on patient and provider engagement through technology. Designed with national dissemination as a primary consideration, Expect With Me incorporates best evidence-based aspects of existing models of group care, with a novel IT platform to improve patient engagement and support, enhance health behaviors and decision making, connect providers and patients, and improve health service delivery. Expect With Me provides care to groups of 8-12 women of the same gestational age, implemented after initial individual assessment through delivery. Group visits are 90-120 minutes each, and follow a structured curriculum that incorporates standard content of prenatal care, and emphasizes critical health issues relevant to pregnancy, such as nutrition, physical activity, stress/mental health and sexual health.

Standard of care- individual prenatal care