Group Care: First 1000 Days

Abstract

Group care (GC) during pregnancy and early parenthood improves outcomes, including satisfaction with care, both for healthcare providers (group facilitators) and clients (group participants). Global evidence for the impact of GC is growing. Implementation, however, is generally small-scale and not scaled-up. The GC for the First 1000 Days project (GC_1000) aimed to bridge this gap by implementing antenatal and postnatal GC in health systems in seven countries around the world and systematising lessons learned. Tools are available to integrate GC into health care systems.