Maternity homes and social support: A cross-sectional survey stratifying outcomes

Poor social support is associated with adverse obstetric outcomes. Maternity group homes (MGHs), residential programs for pregnant women, have been found to improve social support in small studies. The present study aimed to verify these previous studies, discover whether there is a group of women w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center 2019-07, Vol.32 (3), p.348-354
Hauptverfasser: Buskmiller, Cara, Columbus, Cristie, Gavard, Jeffrey A.
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Zusammenfassung:Poor social support is associated with adverse obstetric outcomes. Maternity group homes (MGHs), residential programs for pregnant women, have been found to improve social support in small studies. The present study aimed to verify these previous studies, discover whether there is a group of women whom MGHs most benefit, identify what services offer that benefit, and identify how to predict who will most benefit from MGH admission. Forty-three US MGHs from 14 states were surveyed from August 2015 to February 2017. The primary outcome was self-reported social support before and during MGH admission. The secondary outcome was the perception that MGH admission would help current and future relationships. Among 95 respondents, 54% perceived better in-MGH support compared to pre-MGH support. Women with poor pre-MGH support reported improvement; the converse was true of high pre-MGH support (P 
ISSN:0899-8280
1525-3252
DOI:10.1080/08998280.2019.1588838